Angie Thomas's novel The Hate U Give ($19) is so wildly popular that it was published in 2017 and was already a feature film in 2018. The book follows Starr Carter after she witnesses an act of police brutality take the life of one of her best friends, Khalil. The incident sparks controversy in the city Starr lives in, as the black members of the community are outraged and the white members don't seem to understand what truly happened to the unarmed boy driving his friend home from a party. The plot is modern and relevant, but the book has been banned in Texas before for "inappropriate language."