Angie Thomas was born, raised and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she holds a BFA in creative writing. Her award-winning, acclaimed debut novel, The Hate U Give, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 and is a major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Amandla Stenberg. You can find Angie on Twitter @angiecthomas or visit her website, www.angiethomas.com
Featured in The School Librarian's '16-19' section. * The School Librarian * Thomas offers sharp advice to those wrestling with novels or Young Adult fiction. She writes with appealing honesty, taking in everything from writer's block to deciding what a final draft should look like. The book also comes interspersed with prompts and writing exercises alongside other tips and suggestions to help airlift writers out of the mud. -- Top 10 books about creative writing * The Guardian *