Who is Starr Carter from The Hate You Give?

Starr Carter is the main character, narrator, and protagonist of The Hate U Give. Starr lives in the urban neighborhood of Garden Heights, but she attends a private school in an affluent neighborhood called Riverton Hills. This results in a split identity for Starr. She monitors her speech and behavior among her white peers, because she is one of the only African American students at the school, and she feels like she must represent her entire race. In other ways, Starr is a typical teenager; she loves basketball and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she is fashion conscious, and she has a Tumblr blog. She thinks her parents are corny, but secretly admires them.