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Dear Martin

Nic Stone

During his final year of high school, seventeen-year-old Justyce has an encounter with Atlanta police that forces him to reconsider Martin Luther King Jr.’s beliefs. The violent encounter with an off-duty police officer causes his life to unravel. The novel was written by Nic Stone in response to the murder of Jordan Davis, connecting Justyce’s experience to questions about policing, racial injustice, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
HL720L
ATOS Book Level
4.8
AR Interest Level
UG
AR Points
6
Word Count
39880
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
Q
Themes
Government And Civics · Identity · Racism And Prejudice · School · Social Justice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ember
Published
September 4, 2018
Pages
240
ISBN-13
9781101939529
Language
English
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