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Dear Martin parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
Dear Martin is a powerful but heavy young adult novel that directly confronts police brutality, systemic racism, and their impact on a Black teenager's life and sense of safety. The book contains a shooting incident, racial slurs, and mature themes of injustice and trauma that require emotional maturity to process. While it offers exceptional positive messages about resilience, critical thinking, and the search for justice, it is best suited for high schoolers capable of engaging with difficult social realities.
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#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 t... #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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- Young Adult Fiction
- Diverse Characters
- Loveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
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- Character driven
- emotional
- reflective
- challenging
- sad
- tense
- dark
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ISBN 9781101939499 · Crown Books for Young Readers