Dear Justyce
by
Stone, Nic, author.
Title
:
Dear Justyce
Author
:
Stone, Nic, author.
Series
:
Dear Martin ;
Series Number
:
2.
Summary
:
An unflinching look into the tragically 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. -- Amazon.
Audience
:
Ages 14+. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Grades 10-12. Crown Books for Young Readers.
General Note
:
Includes an excerpt of Dear Martin by the author.
Edition
:
First edition.
Physical Description
:
266 pages ; 22 cm
Genre
:
Domestic fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
Program Information
:
Lexile HL780L.
Subject Term
:
Juvenile detention homes -- Fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
Best friends -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Letters -- Fiction.
Publisher
:
Crown Books for Young Readers,
Publication Date
:
2020
ISBN
:
9781984829665
9781984829672
9781984829696
Publication Information
:
New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2020]
©2020
Award Note
:
Young Readers Choice Award nominee, 2023.
Call Number
:
YA STONE
Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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33607003559468 | Young Adult | STONE | Checked In |