content warnings: gun violence, gang violence, death, loss of a loved one, incarceration, racism, police brutality (mostly discussed), drug dealing
representation: Black main cast, bisexual Black main character

Every single book that Angie Thomas writes is going to be a classic. In a few decades, she'll be discussed in English classes and The Hate U Give will be a regular on reading lists. I just know it. Her books are so easy to read yet so dense, and that's something that very few authors (especially YA authors) can pull off successfully.