In 2007 Goth Sophie Lancaster was murdered just for looking different - inspired by her story, HATE is a hard-hitting real-life thriller about friendship, courage, loss, forgiveness and about our society and communities.

Commended for Carnegie Medal 2015.

Very few authors would have the expertise to so beautifully capture such difficult emotions without making the novel an explicit one. THE GUARDIAN This is one of Gibbon's best...a hard-hitting, deeply moving thriller about contemporary society -- The Bookseller The Bookseller Hate needs to be read. Read A Raptor Alan Gibbons understands school life very well and all the seething tensions that affect everyone in it. Hack Writers It only becomes more so when you know it's based on the real-life tragic murder of Sophie Lancaster, and Gibbons doesn't pull any punches. THE BOOK BAG A very tense, riveting and compelling read. Books and Writers JNR Realistic down to the bone, this gritty novel will stay with you for a good while Snuggling on the Sofa Alan Gibbons should be praised for not holding back. Book Angel Booktopia Some books can change the world for the better - this is one of them -- Natasha Harding The Sun