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‘Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!‘ Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give

‘Painfully timely and deeply moving, this is the novel the next generation should be reading‘ Jodi Picoult

‘Justyce’s story is earnest, funny, achingly human, and unshakably hopeful. I am forever changed.‘ Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

‘Raw and gripping‘ Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down

‘A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America‘ John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars

Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this bestselling novel.

Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League – but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighbourhood 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 police officer 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.

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The stunning sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. Incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas.

In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller, Nic Stone delivers an unflinching look into the flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system.

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.

“A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system.” -Kirkus, Starred Review