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Dear Martin
He wrote to MLK because he didn't know how else to survive being seen as a threat. ✍🏾
Who it's for
Justyce, a top student at an elite prep school, is handcuffed while helping his ex-girlfriend and begins writing letters to Dr.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Nic Stone's 2017 debut young adult novel follows Justyce McAllister, a high-achieving student at an elite prep school who is wrongfully handcuffed and detained while trying to help his intoxicated ex-girlfriend. He begins writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he deals with racism and microaggressions at school and tension with classmates.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla where licensed) and as an ebook and an unabridged audiobook.
Before you start
Heads up: Police violence and a teen's shooting death.
Age: Ages 14+
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery, Chapter II
