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Dear Martin
Stone, Nic2018
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A black honour student starts keeping a journal in which he writes to Martin Luther King Jr. after being apprehended by a policeman in a racially-motivated arrest. 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 crossfire. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack. NOTE : Includes swearing and use of the the 'N' word.
Main title:
Dear Martin / Nic Stone.
Author:
Stone, Nic, author
Work:
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
Herts : Simon & S, 2018.
Collation:
210 p. : 198 x 130 mm. 192 gm.
Audience:
Teenage.Reading grade level: 12-14.Interest age level: 13-16.Interest grade level: KS3 KS4.
Biography/History:
Nic Stone 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. Dear Martin, 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.You can find her fangirling over her husband and sons on Twitter and Instagram at @getnicced or on her website nicstone.info.
ISBN:
9781471175565 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
YA813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
African Americans-FictionRacism-FictionKing, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968-FictionDiaries-FictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Romance, love & relationships storiesChildren's / Teenage personal & social topics: Racism & multiculturalismRelating to African American / Black American peopleGeneral fiction (Children's / Teenage)Older Teenage FictionGeneral Stories
BRN:
325109