Dear Martin
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4.5 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give
‘?Painfully timely and deeply moving, this is the novel the next generation should be reading’ Jodi Picoult
‘Justyce's story is earnest, funny, achingly human, and unshakably hopeful. I am forever changed.’ Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
'Raw and gripping' Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down
'A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars
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Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel.
Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League – but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighbourhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.
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 goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up – way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty police officer beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack.
Return to the world of Dear Martin in the stunning NEW novel from Nic Stone, Dear Justyce. Available now!
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
First-time author Stone explores an African-American student's increasingly intense feelings of displacement in his predominantly white high school in a tense story that will grab readers' attention and make them think. Written as a mixture of script-style dialogues, third-person narrative, and letters to Martin Luther King Jr., the novel explores high school senior Justyce McAllister's confrontations with racism and his search for identity at a prestigious prep school, where he is one of only eight black students. After nearly getting arrested while trying to help his ex-girlfriend, who's "stone drunk" and trying to drive herself home, Justyce becomes acutely aware of racial profiling and prejudice close to home. Pushed to the brink of despair when a close friend is shot by a white off-duty police officer, Justyce doesn't know what to do with his anger. Though some characters are a bit one-dimensional (including Justyce's debate partner/romantic interest and the interchangeable bros at his school), this hard-hitting book delivers a visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice. Ages 14 up.)
Customer Reviews
Speechless…Read Now!
This book is beyond beautiful! This is the first book I’ve read since I was a child; (I’m now a twenty one year old), and as a black woman that went to a predominantly white private school…thank you! I’ve never resonated with characters (emphasise on characterS) than in this book. I feel seen, heard and validated… honestly thank you so much. I fell in love with all of them. I was heartbroken multiple times, and giggling, gasping and stunned in other moments. And the ending, oh my goodness gracious the ending was superb!!! Girl, how have I just discovered you now??! Nevertheless, if you ever come to London, even if it’s just me in the audience I’ll be there! I’ve brought all your books now; odd one out, dear justyce and so on. I can’t wait to read!
Keep writing! You have a gift!
Love your new no.1 fan,
Mia Xo