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Dear Martin - by Nic Stone (Hardcover)

Dear Martin - by  Nic Stone (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Raw, captivating, and undeniably real--Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut. "An absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching look at what it means to be young and black in 21st-century America. A must-read!"--Angie Thomas, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Hate U Give."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER - WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME</b> <p/><b>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.</b> <p/><b>Raw and gripping. -JASON REYNOLDS, </b> <b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling co-author of <i>Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You</i></b> <p/>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. <p/>When faced with <i>in</i>justice, 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. <p/>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. <p/><b></b>A must-read!" -ANGIE THOMAS, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Hate U Give</i> <p/>Powerful, wrenching." -JOHN GREEN, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Dear Martin: </b> <p/><b>A <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller!<br>A William C. Morris Award Finalist!<br>An ALAN / Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist!<br>A 2018 BookExpo Editors' Buzz Selection!<br>An Indies Introduce Selection!<br> A Kids' Indie Next List pick!</b><br> <b> </b><br> "A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America." <b>-John Green, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> Painfully timely and deeply moving. <b>-Jodi Picoult, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author</b> <p/> Raw and gripping. <b>-Jason Reynolds, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Long Way Down</i></b> <p/> Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching. A must read!<b> <b>-</b>Angie Thomas, #1<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Hate U Give</i></b> <p/> Teens, librarians and teachers alike will find this book a godsend...Vivid and powerful. <b>-<i>Booklist, </i>Starred Review</b> <p/> A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice.<b> <br><i><b>-</b>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nic Stone</b> is a native of Atlanta and a Spelman College graduate. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for a few years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. <i>Dear Martin, </i>her first novel, is loosely based on a series of true events involving the shooting deaths of unarmed African American teenagers. Shaken by the various responses to these incidents--and to the pro-justice movement that sprang up as a result--Stone began the project in an attempt to examine current affairs through the lens of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s teachings. <p/> You can find her fangirling over her husband and sons on Twitter and Instagram at @getnicced or on her website nicstone.info.

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