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Average rating4.1
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel. "Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You Justyce is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs without cause. When faced with injustice, Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. Then comes the day Justyce and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack. "A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give "Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down
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2 primary booksDear Martin is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Nic Stone.
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A book everyone should read. It hurt my heart but I know this story is the story for so many black (or other stereotypes) boys and men.
This book is really important. I think everyone should read this and reflect over it after reading it.
Strong 4.5. Incredibly timely with great entry points into race relations in current and historical contexts for teens. Would make an amazing lit circle read and parts of the text are set as scripts, would be great to read/act as is or use that as a jump off for additional dialogue. The .5 knockoff was for some false notes in the dialogue that didn't feel as current or authentic
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