Dear Martin
Nic Stone
Oct 2017 Ā· Penguin Random House Audio Ā· Narrated by Dion Graham
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ ONE OF TIME MAGAZINEāS 100 BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS EVER ā¢ The revolutionary debut novel about a young Black teen grappling with racism and police violenceāand what it all means for his future.
āA powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America.āāJOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Hollywood, Ending
āA must-read.āāANGIE THOMAS, author of The Hate U Give
Justyce McAllister is a good kid. An honor student. Always there to help a friend.
So why is he the one in handcuffs?
Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, Justyce McAllister canāt seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his new classmates at Braselton Prep. Captain of the debate team and Ivy Leagueābound, Justyce has studied the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But do they hold up now? He starts a journal addressed to Dr. King to find out.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned upāway up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. And in the media fallout, itās Justyce who is under attack.
WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST
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DEAR JUSTYCE ā¢ DEAR MANNY
āA powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America.āāJOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Hollywood, Ending
āA must-read.āāANGIE THOMAS, author of The Hate U Give
Justyce McAllister is a good kid. An honor student. Always there to help a friend.
So why is he the one in handcuffs?
Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, Justyce McAllister canāt seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his new classmates at Braselton Prep. Captain of the debate team and Ivy Leagueābound, Justyce has studied the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But do they hold up now? He starts a journal addressed to Dr. King to find out.
Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned upāway up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. And in the media fallout, itās Justyce who is under attack.
WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST
Look for more from Nic Stone:
DEAR JUSTYCE ā¢ DEAR MANNY
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ ONE OF TIME MAGAZINEāS 100 BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS EVER ā¢ The revolutionary debut novel about a young Black teen grappling with racism and police violenceāand what it all means for his future.
āA powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare th...
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William Golston
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December 1, 2019
Man....this book was amazing. The imagery given by the vocalist was incredible, but the story itself was so vivid and real to today's society. I'd recommend it for anyone with young black men especially.
Rasheeta82
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January 28, 2025
Awesome listen! I could stop once I started this book. ššš
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January 17, 2022
An outstanding read. To help us all have a bettter outlook with a refreshing prespective....
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