# Dear Martin - Hardcover

by **Nic Stone** (Author)

**#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 _in_justice, 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_

### Author Biography

**Nic Stone** is a native of Atlanta and a Spelman College graduate. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for a few years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. _Dear Martin,_ her first novel, is loosely based on a series of true events involving the shooting deaths of unarmed African American teenagers. Shaken by the various responses to these incidents--and to the pro-justice movement that sprang up as a result--Stone began the project in an attempt to examine current affairs through the lens of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s teachings.

You can find her fangirling over her husband and sons on Twitter and Instagram at @getnicced or on her website nicstone.info.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN

**Publication Date:** October 17, 2017

**Award:** William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2018)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Dear Martin

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 4.8

**Point Value:** 6

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