ISBN: 1101939516 9781101939512

Category: Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black

Page count: 240

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME</b> <br>  <br><b>After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel.</b><br> <br><b>"Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS,</b> <b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling co-author of <i>Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You</i></b><br> <br>Justyce is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs without cause.<br> <br>When faced with <i>in</i>justice, 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.<br> <br>Then comes the day Justyce and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack.<br> <br><b>"</b>A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Hate U Give</i><br> <br>"Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i>