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Dear Martin

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone

By Nic Stone
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By Nic Stone
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Paperback $12.99

Sep 04, 2018 | ISBN 9781101939529 | Young Adult

Hardcover $19.99

Oct 17, 2017 | ISBN 9781101939499 | Young Adult

Ebook $8.99

Oct 17, 2017 | ISBN 9781101939512 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $15.00

Oct 17, 2017 | 273 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Dear Martin

    “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

    About Dear Martin

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
     
    After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel.
     
    “Raw and gripping.” –JASON REYNOLDS, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You
     
    Justyce 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 without cause.
     
    When faced with injustice, 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 and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack.
     
    “A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

    “Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

    About Dear Martin

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
     
    After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel.
     
    “Raw and gripping.” –JASON REYNOLDS, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You
     
    Justyce 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 without cause.
     
    When faced with injustice, 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 and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack.
     
    “A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

    “Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

    About Dear Martin

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
     
    After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel.
     
    “Raw and gripping.” –JASON REYNOLDS, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You
     
    Justyce 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 without cause.
     
    When faced with injustice, 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 and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack.
     
    “A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

    “Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

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    About Nic Stone

    Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. You… More about Nic Stone

    About Nic Stone

    Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. You… More about Nic Stone

    About Nic Stone

    Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. You… More about Nic Stone

    About Nic Stone

    Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. You… More about Nic Stone

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $12.99
    Published by Ember
    Sep 04, 2018 | 240 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101939529

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 17, 2017 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101939499

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Ember
    Oct 17, 2017 | 240 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101939512

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 17, 2017 | 273 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524782337

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    Praise

    Praise for Dear Martin:

    A New York Times Bestseller!
    A William C. Morris Award Finalist!
    An ALAN / Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist!
    A 2018 BookExpo Editors’ Buzz Selection!
    An Indies Introduce Selection!
    A Kids’ Indie Next List pick!
     
    “A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America.” –John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down
     
    “Painfully timely and deeply moving.” –Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    “Raw and gripping.” –Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down

    “Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching. A must read!” –Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

    “Teens, librarians and teachers alike will find this book a godsend…Vivid and powerful.” –Booklist, Starred Review

    “A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice.” 
    –Publishers Weekly

    Awards

    Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2018

    Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Master List SELECTION 2018

    Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Master List SELECTION 2018

    Tayshas List SELECTION 2018

    Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction FINALIST 2018

    William C. Morris YA Debut Award FINALIST 2018

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