The Hate U Give

Starr attends a Garden Heights party, reconnects with childhood friend Khalil, and witnesses Officer One-Fifteen shoot him during a traffic stop.

Starr is taken to the police station. Her parents arrive. The media begins constructing a narrative about Khalil.

Starr returns to school. Her two white best friends — Hailey and Maya — don't know she was there. The disconnect between Starr's two worlds becomes unbearable.

Maverick teaches Starr about Tupac's THUG LIFE acronym. The District Attorney contacts the family. King's threat arrives.

Khalil's funeral. Starr's worlds collide when Hailey makes a comment about what Khalil 'chose.' Starr begins to fracture between silence and rage.

A flashback reveals Khalil's full circumstances — his mother's addiction, his choice to deal, his alternatives — and complicates the media's portrait of him.

Starr meets civil rights attorney April Ofrah, who tells her she has power she didn't know she had. The grand jury process is explained.

Uncle Carlos defends the officer. Maverick and Carlos's long-standing disagreement explodes. Starr sees how the same system looks different depending on where you stand inside it.

Starr testifies before the grand jury. Her testimony is clear, complete, and delivered in a language she chooses — not the one they expect. She returns home not knowing whether it mattered.

The grand jury does not indict Officer One-Fifteen. Garden Heights erupts. Starr's family is threatened by King. The grocery store burns.