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# Dear Martin

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Review: A Young Man Wrestling With Racial Injustice - Justyce has worked hard to create a better life for himself. He gets good grades, is kind to others, and is the kind of son who who makes his mom proud. He plans to study at Princeton the following year. One night he is refusing to allow an intoxicated friend home and outting her in a car when the police come upon the two kids. Misinterpretting the situation, the police treat Justyce rough him up, and arrest him. Though he is never charged with anything, the incident scars him, especially in the recent wake of incidents of unarmed Black teens being shot by police. When a teacher in his Societal Evolution class brings up the subject of race relations a White male student argues that the country has reached full equality for all, which frustrates Justyce even more. SJ, a passionate White girl in the class, gets into a heated debate with the other boy. Justyce's best friend, Manny, comes from an affluent family. Even though Manny is also African American, he seems to be more well-liked by some of the other White kids in the class because he's not as outspoken as Justyce and SJ. When Justyce and Manny are out one night and listening to music in their car, an off-duty policeman gets into an argument with the boys about their music being too loud, which eventually leads to Manny getting shot and killed. Some of the people in the community assume that the boys provoked the officer, even though he is charged with manslaughter and some other lesser crimes. Justyce is going through a lot with the death of his friend. He's also attracted to SJ, and he thinks she likes him too, but he knows his mom won't approve of him dating a White girl. Throughout the book, Justyce writes in his journal to Martin Luther King Jr., trying to make sense of it all as he frequently asks what King would do in similar situations. This is the first book in a three-part series and would appeal to most YA readers. The writing is excellent, and the subject matter is compelling.
Review: Heartbreaking and hopeful! A must read - Dear Martin by Nic Stone is an uncomfortable read but that’s the point. The truth in it will make your stomach cramp and at times I found myself internally yelling, “Don’t do that!!” In a time of uncertainty and false information, Dear Martin shines a light on how facts can be twisted to fit into whatever narrative a person wants to tell. Interpretation is everything and can bring a good man down. I cried through most of it, but I could not put this book down! Justyce knows there is violence and racial profiling but he believes if he does the right thing and makes good decisions that those problems won’t touch him. He’s an intelligent over-achiever living outside Atlanta GA. Growing up poor and black, his high grades earn him a scholarship to a prestigious private high school. He is an excellent example of a success story, poster boy material. Then he arrested for trying to do a favor for a friend which rips the blinders off his innocence and traumatizes him. Justyce begins a solo project to find answers by living by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. He begins to write him letters hence the title. Once he sees the ugliness and racism in the world, he can’t unsee it. It affects all aspects of his life and his life begins to spiral downward. It’s so hard to read. It hurt my heart. I don’t know much but I do know I’ve lived with the advantage of white privilege and it’s difficult to comprehend how that has shaped my life. I feel like I also had binders on that were ripped away and the shock of the state of our world is jarring. I truly believed, from my very comfortable white life, that we had made great strides in combatting racism. But it is clear that we still have a long way to go, and in some ways, we are not much farther than when Dr. King led peaceful protests. Dear Martin exemplifies many different perspectives and is eye opening. It weaves a twisted plot through truth and untruths. There are the BIG issues with the very real teenage issues like dating, friendships and fitting in. It is a must-read book. I highly recommend it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B01N9U3ALR |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #209,777 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #11 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Social & Family Violence (Books) #15 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Prejudice & Racism #32 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Social & Family Violence (Kindle Store) |
| Book 1 of 3  | Dear Martin |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (9,696) |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Enabled |
| File size  | 3.4 MB |
| Grade level  | 9 - 12 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1101939512 |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Enabled |
| Print length  | 212 pages |
| Publication date  | October 17, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Crown Books for Young Readers |
| Reading age  | 14 years and up |
| Screen Reader  | Supported |
| Word Wise  | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Enabled |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Young Man Wrestling With Racial Injustice
*by P***R on November 25, 2025*

Justyce has worked hard to create a better life for himself. He gets good grades, is kind to others, and is the kind of son who who makes his mom proud. He plans to study at Princeton the following year. One night he is refusing to allow an intoxicated friend home and outting her in a car when the police come upon the two kids. Misinterpretting the situation, the police treat Justyce rough him up, and arrest him. Though he is never charged with anything, the incident scars him, especially in the recent wake of incidents of unarmed Black teens being shot by police. When a teacher in his Societal Evolution class brings up the subject of race relations a White male student argues that the country has reached full equality for all, which frustrates Justyce even more. SJ, a passionate White girl in the class, gets into a heated debate with the other boy. Justyce's best friend, Manny, comes from an affluent family. Even though Manny is also African American, he seems to be more well-liked by some of the other White kids in the class because he's not as outspoken as Justyce and SJ. When Justyce and Manny are out one night and listening to music in their car, an off-duty policeman gets into an argument with the boys about their music being too loud, which eventually leads to Manny getting shot and killed. Some of the people in the community assume that the boys provoked the officer, even though he is charged with manslaughter and some other lesser crimes. Justyce is going through a lot with the death of his friend. He's also attracted to SJ, and he thinks she likes him too, but he knows his mom won't approve of him dating a White girl. Throughout the book, Justyce writes in his journal to Martin Luther King Jr., trying to make sense of it all as he frequently asks what King would do in similar situations. This is the first book in a three-part series and would appeal to most YA readers. The writing is excellent, and the subject matter is compelling.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking and hopeful! A must read
*by H***H on September 21, 2020*

Dear Martin by Nic Stone is an uncomfortable read but that’s the point. The truth in it will make your stomach cramp and at times I found myself internally yelling, “Don’t do that!!” In a time of uncertainty and false information, Dear Martin shines a light on how facts can be twisted to fit into whatever narrative a person wants to tell. Interpretation is everything and can bring a good man down. I cried through most of it, but I could not put this book down! Justyce knows there is violence and racial profiling but he believes if he does the right thing and makes good decisions that those problems won’t touch him. He’s an intelligent over-achiever living outside Atlanta GA. Growing up poor and black, his high grades earn him a scholarship to a prestigious private high school. He is an excellent example of a success story, poster boy material. Then he arrested for trying to do a favor for a friend which rips the blinders off his innocence and traumatizes him. Justyce begins a solo project to find answers by living by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. He begins to write him letters hence the title. Once he sees the ugliness and racism in the world, he can’t unsee it. It affects all aspects of his life and his life begins to spiral downward. It’s so hard to read. It hurt my heart. I don’t know much but I do know I’ve lived with the advantage of white privilege and it’s difficult to comprehend how that has shaped my life. I feel like I also had binders on that were ripped away and the shock of the state of our world is jarring. I truly believed, from my very comfortable white life, that we had made great strides in combatting racism. But it is clear that we still have a long way to go, and in some ways, we are not much farther than when Dr. King led peaceful protests. Dear Martin exemplifies many different perspectives and is eye opening. It weaves a twisted plot through truth and untruths. There are the BIG issues with the very real teenage issues like dating, friendships and fitting in. It is a must-read book. I highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unforgettable
*by M***H on November 2, 2017*

This is a simple, stark book about very messy, real topics. About keeping your sanity in an insane world. The author NAILED Jus's voice- I've never seen anybody sound more like a teenage boy that wasn't actually a teenage boy. Jus is a nice guy, but not too nice. I love him in the opening scene, when he's helping his drunk ex girlfriend, and you can really see how starstruck he is by a hot girl being into him, and his very "guy" reactions to her, but also his inherent decency because even when she makes it hard for him, he's going to do the right thing. The book jumps headlong into debates about a lot of uncomfortable things, and I like how many different perspectives it provides through its characters, some sympathetic, some very much not. Jus is surrounded by people, white and black, and those who help him and those who hold him back come from both sides of the racial divide. I love how there's a character to play out every different philosophical perspective, but none of them, not ONE seems flat or one-dimensional or "made up to play a purpose." The amazing magic trick that this book pulls is that even though it never breaks tone, and is purely through the voice of a teenage boy, there's also a gravity to the language and the way the ideas are presented that zooms the camera back and makes you feel the weight of being a part of a very important moment in history. It inspires you (you, me, all of us) to be better, even (especially) if the people around us are being worse. And I love the end. Because it's not a big speech. It's not a huge turning point. It's a quiet demonstration of the only way that change really happens: through a connection between two individuals, and a single spark of hope. Unforgettable.

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