![]() ![]() The book’s earnest examination of enduring racial violence joins other notable works like Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give in helping young readers to process the brutal realities of racism in the U.S. Nic Stone has said she was inspired to write Dear Martin, her 2017 debut novel, following the 2012 murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was shot after a man confronted Davis over playing music in a car. Martin Luther King Jr., asking, “What would Martin do if he were alive?” But no amount of personal reflection can prepare him for the onslaught of bigotry and racial abuse that lies in wait in his community. ![]() In an attempt to process the racial inequities that surround him, Justyce begins to write letters to the late Dr. ![]() But Justyce’s academic achievement has not stopped him from being harassed and even handcuffed by the local police. Dear Martin tells the story of Justyce McAllister, a 17-year-old African-American boy who is racially profiled one night while trying to help his drunk ex-girlfriend get home safely. Excelling in a predominantly white preparatory high school in Atlanta, Justyce McAllister is bound for success with his aspirations to attend Yale. Dear Martin, published in 2017, is a novel about 17-year-old Justyce, who, after being racially profiled by a police officer, grapples with questions of police brutality and systemic racism. ![]()
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