Dear Martin
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- Author：Nic Stone
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Summary
Powerful， wrenching。" -JOHN GREEN， #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down
Raw and gripping。 -JASON REYNOLDS， New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys
A must-read！" -ANGIE THOMAS， #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give
Raw， captivating， and undeniably real， Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning #1 New York Times bestselling debut， a William C。 Morris Award Finalist。
Justyce McAllister 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。 Despite leaving his rough neighborhood 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 cop 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。
Vivid and powerful。 -Booklist， Starred Review
A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly， persistent violence of social injustice。 -Publishers Weekly
Raw and gripping。 -JASON REYNOLDS， New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys
A must-read！" -ANGIE THOMAS， #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give
Raw， captivating， and undeniably real， Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning #1 New York Times bestselling debut， a William C。 Morris Award Finalist。
Justyce McAllister 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。 Despite leaving his rough neighborhood 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 cop 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。
Vivid and powerful。 -Booklist， Starred Review
A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly， persistent violence of social injustice。 -Publishers Weekly
Reviews
Thomas B
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Great book。
Claire Perry
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It’s 200 pages of heartbreak and rage and nuance and complicated relationships and I loved it
Han
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A little basic and a little pat， but I what sets this apart for me is the letters。 They add an element I haven't seen in most other books in this vein。 A little basic and a little pat， but I what sets this apart for me is the letters。 They add an element I haven't seen in most other books in this vein。 。。。more
Sky
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I rated this book 5/5 ⭐ because this book was sad and happy，it kept me terrified and hopeful the whole time。 It was an amazing book！ It also dealed with topics such as racism， depression，and greife of loss。
Matthew Thompson
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Such a great book and a very important book at that。 Impactful in many ways， Dear Martin illustrates the racial injustices in America from an important perspective。 Truly amazing。
Danielle Hunt
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Enjoyed。 Good read。
Amy Lepore
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Beautifully done。 Not preachy， but insightful。 Through his letters to MLKJ， we learn a lot about what life is like for Martin。 I'll be including this in my classroom library for sure！ Beautifully done。 Not preachy， but insightful。 Through his letters to MLKJ， we learn a lot about what life is like for Martin。 I'll be including this in my classroom library for sure！ 。。。more
tamanna:）
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liked it very much！！ it explores the Black American experience through the lens of an incredibly smart senior named Justyce！ tbh could’ve done without the sprinkles in romance but nevertheless it was cute I won’t deny！
Melody
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This was a heartbreaking but important read。 Like Ghost Boys and The Hate U Give， Dear Martin deals with the horrifying reality of police brutality against people of color。 But Dear Martin adds some important things to the story and to the conversation。 In addition to the “big” instance of a shooting， it also explores the “smaller” （less explosive， though no less painful） instances of racial aggression— racial slurs， racist assumptions， etc。 additionally， Justyce is in “conversation” （via one wa This was a heartbreaking but important read。 Like Ghost Boys and The Hate U Give， Dear Martin deals with the horrifying reality of police brutality against people of color。 But Dear Martin adds some important things to the story and to the conversation。 In addition to the “big” instance of a shooting， it also explores the “smaller” （less explosive， though no less painful） instances of racial aggression— racial slurs， racist assumptions， etc。 additionally， Justyce is in “conversation” （via one way letters） with the witness of Dr。 MLK， Jr and his policy of non-violent resistance。 Justyce wrestling with how to follow the example of MLK in his experiences was really powerful。 This book doesn’t end wrapped in a nice bow， which makes it sad， but also much more true。 。。。more
Patricia
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11/10 Solid story of a black teen experiencing racial challenges in Georgia。
Amber Pointer-Ayala
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I think this book was good for what it’s worth。 And the message was timely。 However， I was disappointed by the end and a little bit of the character development。 It almost felt similar to Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give” - but with it’s own twist。
Elizabeth Smith
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（3。5/5 stars rounded up） This book addressed so many important topics surrounding racism from micro aggressions to fatal violence through the lens of high school student Justyce。 I listened to the audiobook version which was narrated very well。
Noor :）
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3。5 starsI loved how the themes of racism were tackled in this book。 I think this does a perfect job of showing everything that's wrong with the system， and exactly how black people are perceived and treated based on their race。 I also really liked the additional angle of the more "casual" racism and micro-aggressions Justyce faced from Jared， as it showed how racism is so much more than just being straight-up hate-crimed。 Justyce was a great character with a great arc。 I loved seeing how he dev 3。5 starsI loved how the themes of racism were tackled in this book。 I think this does a perfect job of showing everything that's wrong with the system， and exactly how black people are perceived and treated based on their race。 I also really liked the additional angle of the more "casual" racism and micro-aggressions Justyce faced from Jared， as it showed how racism is so much more than just being straight-up hate-crimed。 Justyce was a great character with a great arc。 I loved seeing how he developed before and after （view spoiler）[getting shot at and watching his friend die。 （hide spoiler）] I thought his trauma response was realistic and well-written， and I especially loved how he wrote letters to MLK。 Manny also had a good character arc， but I wish it had been more gradual rather than so sudden。 And as much as I despised Jared， I'm glad his arc ended the way it did。 The other characters were all terribly written though。 My biggest qualm is SJ and Melo。 I know the author is a woman， but the female characters have "written by a man" energy。 Their bodies are described before their personality is， and their personalities are both flat。 SJ isn't really fleshed out beyond being the heroic anti-racist girl， and she doesn't get any real development through the story。 Meanwhile， Melo is written as a typical "messed up bad girl" who's only character trait is that she's drunk and toxic :/As for the plot itself， as much as I loved how this book tackled racism， I felt like there was no good balance between the social justice plotline and the romance plotline。 At one point， Justyce is literally talking about his experiences （view spoiler）[after being racially profiled and shot at （hide spoiler）]， and then the girl he's talking to takes that as the ~perfect~ opportunity to confess her love for him。 And that's just one example of many。 This random insertion of "romantic" moments that interrupted the serious moments really took me out of the story and took the emphasis away from the actually important and interesting parts。 I wouldn't have minded the romance subplot if the flow of the story had simply been better。The writing style was also annoyingly inconsistent。 There are three different perspectives - third person （telling Justyce's story）， first person （the letters he writes to MLK）， and then a script format with dialogues。 I didn't mind the first two， they were well-written and I had no issue with them。 What annoyed me was the addition of the third format。 I didn't understand why it was there， and why those scenes couldn't have just been written in the normal third-person POV。 It especially confused me because I was listening to it on audiobook， so the narration would randomly go from a normal pov to the narrator literally listing names。Despite my issues with it， I still think this is a very important book to read。 It tackles the BLM movement and racism perfectly， and even I as a poc learned a lot from it。 I'll definitely be checking out the sequel。 。。。more
Spencer Sacrey
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This book truly suprised me！ I'm not one for realistic fiction normally， but my english teacher asked me to read this to get a fantasy readers opinion on the schools summer reading book。 Actually reading the book was interesting because its written from the perspective of high school senior Justyce who is involved in an unfair arrest due to racial profiling。 Some sections of the book seems like a personal diary where he writes down his raw emotions and recounts the days， but then other sections This book truly suprised me！ I'm not one for realistic fiction normally， but my english teacher asked me to read this to get a fantasy readers opinion on the schools summer reading book。 Actually reading the book was interesting because its written from the perspective of high school senior Justyce who is involved in an unfair arrest due to racial profiling。 Some sections of the book seems like a personal diary where he writes down his raw emotions and recounts the days， but then other sections are letter to MLK asking for advice on standing up to racism without turning to violence。 Its not a perspective i'm used to reading from so it was a bit of a challenge to get past the language and actually pay attention to the book。 Which is not a criticism of the author of the book she created， but just a statement of fact。I never expected to emotionally connect with the charecters because I am very different from them on first look， but Nic Stone was able to make me feel for her charecters in ways I never thought possible。 The story is of extreme importnace given todays social climate and the fight against systemic raceism and I believe that this will be a great book for any high school to read and analyze。 。。。more
Lisa
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This was a heartbreaking story that provides a glimpse into some of the effects of living in a white supremacist society。 Very well written， compelling story。 5/5
Mary
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I think this book does a great job of demonstrating the complexity of racism。 I like how you get different perspectives and how the as events unfold how each character handles the situation differently。 This book paints a picture of the unfairness of racism that admittedly， as a white woman， I don’t experience on a daily basis。 I would recommend this book to all teenagers to read because I think it is a story they could learn from。This book has too much teenage love drama for me， but since it’s I think this book does a great job of demonstrating the complexity of racism。 I like how you get different perspectives and how the as events unfold how each character handles the situation differently。 This book paints a picture of the unfairness of racism that admittedly， as a white woman， I don’t experience on a daily basis。 I would recommend this book to all teenagers to read because I think it is a story they could learn from。This book has too much teenage love drama for me， but since it’s a YA book I’ll let it pass。 。。。more
Seraphine
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amazing book， really enjoyed the plotline。 the ending was extremely sad， but it shows how effective a solid friendship can be
Lorrane Reis
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Fiquei surpreendida com a leitura， gostei demais。Adorei a forma como a autora fala sobre racismo。。。 é "fácil"， é "leve"， é educacional e é impossível você não identificar na sua vida algum discurso que ela traz nessa história。Amei o Justyce e acho que esse é um livro que todos deveriam conhecer。 Fiquei surpreendida com a leitura， gostei demais。Adorei a forma como a autora fala sobre racismo。。。 é "fácil"， é "leve"， é educacional e é impossível você não identificar na sua vida algum discurso que ela traz nessa história。Amei o Justyce e acho que esse é um livro que todos deveriam conhecer。 。。。more
Susan
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Stone employs a creative storytelling structure that mixes letters to MLK， classroom dialogue， newspaper and TV reports， and narration that plugs you into the mind of main character， Justyce， a scholarship student at a top prep school。 What's lacking: strong female black characters！ The female love interest is appealing but a tiny bit of a white savior。 I think Stone rights this imbalance in other novels， which I look forward to！ Stone employs a creative storytelling structure that mixes letters to MLK， classroom dialogue， newspaper and TV reports， and narration that plugs you into the mind of main character， Justyce， a scholarship student at a top prep school。 What's lacking: strong female black characters！ The female love interest is appealing but a tiny bit of a white savior。 I think Stone rights this imbalance in other novels， which I look forward to！ 。。。more
Lori
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Dear Martin covers difficult topics of racism and violence by police in more complex ways than many of the books that approach the topic。 This is a quick read and good for reluctant readers or those with limited time。
Robin
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Amazing， the way the story was told was like nothing I've ever read Amazing， the way the story was told was like nothing I've ever read 。。。more
Cassie
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2021 5-sentence or less review:This book was only alright for me。 Of course the subject matter was timely and important， but I thought the pacing was a tad off and the dialogue frequently corny。 The story had a lot of big moments that kept me interested and the main character was likable， but the other characters lacked depth。 I would recommend this as an introduction to anti-racist YA。
Stacy Oliver-Sikorski
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This young adult book packs a lot of meaningful content into a short， poignant narrative。 Justyce is a Black teenager attending a private boarding school， and we’re privy to his inner thoughts as he writes letters to Dr。 Martin Luther King， Jr。 Justyce explores his own identity in the context of racial tensions at his school， in his neighborhood， and in his relationships with friends and family。 When he finds himself at the center of an incident of police violence， Justyce seeks understanding th This young adult book packs a lot of meaningful content into a short， poignant narrative。 Justyce is a Black teenager attending a private boarding school， and we’re privy to his inner thoughts as he writes letters to Dr。 Martin Luther King， Jr。 Justyce explores his own identity in the context of racial tensions at his school， in his neighborhood， and in his relationships with friends and family。 When he finds himself at the center of an incident of police violence， Justyce seeks understanding through exploring the history and future of activism and his role。 Geared toward ages 14+， this book is simply and plainly written。 It’s a compelling story and one that you want to keep reading。 The story is heavy， which is to be expected with the topics at hand， and is timely as it echoes of stories we far too often hear in the news。 If you have a teen reading this， I would encourage you to read in advance or along with them to be prepared to discuss and engage with the material。 。。。more
Madi
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in Nic Stones book Dear Martin he goes through and shows us how racial profiling isn't just the cops it can be your peers and random people as well。 Nic Stone does a great job making us feel for Justyce and Manny， he uses beautiful characters like Mj and then ugly ones like Melo。 She makes us see how it might've been awhile back to be a black kid in a fancy private school even when you were polite and smart and got into Harvard as an early expectance。 She shows us the judgment and the thing peop in Nic Stones book Dear Martin he goes through and shows us how racial profiling isn't just the cops it can be your peers and random people as well。 Nic Stone does a great job making us feel for Justyce and Manny， he uses beautiful characters like Mj and then ugly ones like Melo。 She makes us see how it might've been awhile back to be a black kid in a fancy private school even when you were polite and smart and got into Harvard as an early expectance。 She shows us the judgment and the thing people will say just to be mean and rude and hurt the feeling of said person。 This book also shows us how cops racially profile and how much different different races used to be treated。 。。。more
Izzy Margolius
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I really didn’t like the writing style it felt very forced。 but i really enjoyed the message
Kama
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This book is - not to lump together talented， young Black women writers - very similar in tone and story to The Hate U Give。 They even came out around the same time！ In my estimation this is not a bad thing， just a parallel that I noted。 AND - speaks to certain universalities of the Black teen experience。
Taylor Williams
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This book was pretty good I liked the flow of the book and how well alot of the characters really had a part through out the entire story。 Martin was for sure my favorite character it really felt like I got to know him in real life。 There is so much to take from this book and is really a mind changer on society from every type of peoples eye's。 I think everyone should read this book it sets a very good example on how people nowadays think and act。 This book was pretty good I liked the flow of the book and how well alot of the characters really had a part through out the entire story。 Martin was for sure my favorite character it really felt like I got to know him in real life。 There is so much to take from this book and is really a mind changer on society from every type of peoples eye's。 I think everyone should read this book it sets a very good example on how people nowadays think and act。 。。。more
Christina
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（Trigger - Gun Violence， Racism， Police profiling/brutality and murder/death）Seventeen-year-old Justyce McAllister， who is an honor’s student bound for an Ivy League institution， is wrongfully handcuffed after being racial profiled。 Justyce is trying to get his drunk ex-girlfriend， Melo， into the car so she does not drive home drunk。 This story shifts back and forth from his private letters to Dr。 Martin Luther King Jr。。 whom Justyce is trying to channel in thoughts and actions， and his events o （Trigger - Gun Violence， Racism， Police profiling/brutality and murder/death）Seventeen-year-old Justyce McAllister， who is an honor’s student bound for an Ivy League institution， is wrongfully handcuffed after being racial profiled。 Justyce is trying to get his drunk ex-girlfriend， Melo， into the car so she does not drive home drunk。 This story shifts back and forth from his private letters to Dr。 Martin Luther King Jr。。 whom Justyce is trying to channel in thoughts and actions， and his events of his everyday life。 This story covers the topics of racism， police profiling and brutality， gang affiliation， and interracial relationships。 。。。more
stephanie
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4。5; Read this for school， and it was so good。 I’m really glad my teacher picked this book for us to read instead of something else， because it portrays issues that are going on around us right now。 Honestly， this should be read throughout more schools。 Many parts of this book made me so angry， but it gave us the cold hard truth。 Situations like Justyce’s and Manny’s happen around us all the time。 It’s important to educate students on the matter。And bonus points: the romance between Justyce and 4。5; Read this for school， and it was so good。 I’m really glad my teacher picked this book for us to read instead of something else， because it portrays issues that are going on around us right now。 Honestly， this should be read throughout more schools。 Many parts of this book made me so angry， but it gave us the cold hard truth。 Situations like Justyce’s and Manny’s happen around us all the time。 It’s important to educate students on the matter。And bonus points: the romance between Justyce and SJ was perfect。 。。。more
Heather
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2。5 but rounding up because I almost liked it。I appreciate so much what Nic Stone is doing with this book （and， from what I understand， many of her books）。 The kind of novel that talks to kids about racism， police violence， and the criminal justice system in an authentic and honest way is something we need。 And we need more books like this。 This one in particular， though， fell flat for me。 I didn't find it challenging at all and it felt very sanitized and too perfect。 Almost like the novel is ta 2。5 but rounding up because I almost liked it。I appreciate so much what Nic Stone is doing with this book （and， from what I understand， many of her books）。 The kind of novel that talks to kids about racism， police violence， and the criminal justice system in an authentic and honest way is something we need。 And we need more books like this。 This one in particular， though， fell flat for me。 I didn't find it challenging at all and it felt very sanitized and too perfect。 Almost like the novel is talking down to teens rather than speaking to them at their level。 I didn't see the nuance and complexity that I would expect to see in a book about these difficult， emotionally-charged， complicated topics。 In other news， I listened to an interview with Nic Stone on The Stacks podcast and she is a true delight。 I loved learning about her writing process and how tirelessly she works to publish more and more。 She was funny and had great suggestions of other books to read。 So I may look to read more of her work， but Dear Martin was not a book that I can personally recommend。 。。。more
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