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Dear Justyce

Nic Stone
Offered By: Thorndike Striving Reader
ISBN-10: 1432882392
ISBN-13: 9781432882396
Shipping Weight: 1.05 lbs ( .48 kgs)
356 Pages | Hardcover
Published/Released November 2020
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Young Adult - Large Print Standing Order Plan

Option Number: [1]

Offers the best of young adult literature in a large print format‚ designed for reading levels from grades 8 through 12 and beyond. These are high-appeal titles with adult crossover potential.

About

Overview

A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
A William C. Morris Award Finalist Author

Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce — the protagonist of Dear Martin — Quan’s story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there’s a dead cop and a weapon with Quan’s prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure.

Age Range: 14-17 | Grade Level: 9-12 | Lexile Measure: HL780L

Reviews

Customer Reviews

“A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred)

“This book expands the conversation about systemic racism to include young men of color who don’t fit the demands of respectability politics. . . . A nuanced perspective on the juvenile justice system.”
— School Library Journal