7 Best race books like Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas

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Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

By: Angie Thomas

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of …

"So is Iesha."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

If you liked the race plot in Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Poet X

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Pero, tú no eres fácil."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"Just because your father's present, doesn't mean he isn't absent."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"It's about any of the words that bring us together and how we can form a home in them."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"I close my eyes and let myself find in music what I've always searched for: a way away."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

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2. Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

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3. Dear Martin

By: Nic Stone

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter De… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Dear Martin book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Long Way Down

By: Jason Reynolds

4.25

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

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5. All American Boys

By: Jason Reynolds , Brendan Kiely

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rashad is absent again today. That's the sidewalk graffiti that started it all... Well, no, actuall… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's All American Boys book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

6. Allegedly

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectiv… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Allegedly book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

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7. Punching the Air

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Punching the Air book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"They believed those lies about me and made themselves a whole other boy in their minds and replaced me with him"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

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8. Clap When You Land

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Clap When You Land book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Who knew death must be so damn polite?"

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"All these lies that we've all swallowed, they're probably rotting in our stomachs."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"A queen offers her hand to be kissed, & can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"This whole time she's swallowed her words like bitter pills not realizing they were slow-drip poison."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

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9. Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Grown book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas

11. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

By: Angie Thomas

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of … read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So is Iesha."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

Cover of Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton

12. Blackout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and elect… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's Blackout book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

13. Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

4.16

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Home, lately, has been the highlight of my day."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"People love to reward conventionally attractive people."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"But I know dreams are dangerous; they give me too much false hope."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"Money can only get you so far; you need power and influence to go with it."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

Cover of Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone

14. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

By: Nic Stone

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated … read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."

-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

Cover of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

15. With the Fire on High

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.18

Format: 400 pages, ebook

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You're the author on your own life story."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

"Everything changes. I'll learn to be fine."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

"The whole of me is black. The whole of me is whole."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

"It's wild to miss someone so much, and yet in order to care for them you have to constantly say goodbye."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

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16. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. The Black Kids

By: Christina Hammonds Reed

4.03

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more

Similar categories in Christina Hammonds Reed's The Black Kids book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Nobody calls boys sluts."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

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18. This Is My America

By: Kim Johnson

4.46

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's This Is My America book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Let Me Hear a Rhyme

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone novel, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to tu… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Let Me Hear a Rhyme book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I mean, maybe it wasn't so crazy after all. Maybe just thinking outside the box is how you get further than you ever could dream of."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Let Me Hear a Rhyme

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20. Fadeaway

By: E.B. Vickers

3.88

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

When a high school basketball star goes missing, a town’s secrets are exposed in this edge-of-your … read more

Similar categories in E.B. Vickers's Fadeaway book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison

21. The Right Side of Reckless

By: Whitney D. Grandison

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

He’s never met a rule he didn’t break… She’s followed the rules her whole life… When they meet, one… read more

Similar categories in Whitney D. Grandison's The Right Side of Reckless book and Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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