03998cam a2200649 4500 468421629 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 220601s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781101939512 1101939516 B01N9U3ALR Amazon 1c763ad5-5b03-4795-bd6a-7e234ecbfa58 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 534050 534050 534050 3249063 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stone, Nic, 1985-, (Andrea Nicole.) Dear Martin [Libby]. Random House Children's Books, 2017. racism. YA. Black history. Young adult fiction. Young Adult. Martin Luther King. African American. Black History Month. African American fiction. black lives matter. ya books. african american books. books for teen boys. new york times best sellers. books for 13 year old boys. middle grade books. racism books. black authors best sellers. black lives matter books. ya books best sellers. black authors best sellers paperback. teaching for black lives. urban books paperback by black authors. 8th grade reading books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2055kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1236kB. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:<b>"Powerful, wrenching." –John Green, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i><br /> "Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling coauthor of <i>All American Boys</i><br /> "A must-read!" –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Hate U Give</i><br /> 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 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling debut, a William C. Morris Award Finalist.</b><br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—<i>way</i> 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.<br /> <b>"Vivid and powerful." <i>-Booklist,</i> Starred Review</b><br /> <br /> <b>"A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice." -<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. William C. Morris Debut Young Adult Award Finalist. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1c763ad5-5b03-4795-bd6a-7e234ecbfa58&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1c763ad5-5b03-4795-bd6a-7e234ecbfa58&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1c763ad5-5b03-4795-bd6a-7e234ecbfa58&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)