First edition.

210 pages ; 22 cm

text txt rdacontent

unmediated n rdamedia

volume nc rdacarrier

Age Teenagers lcdgt

Age Young adults lcdgt

Educational level High school students lcdgt

Gender Women lcdgt

Young Adult.

Reading Counts! 5.4.

"Justyce McAllister is top of his class at Braselton Prep, captain of the debate team, and set for an Ivy League school next year- but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. He's eventually released without charges (or an apology), but the incident rattles him. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, he can't seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his new classmates. The only exception: Sarah Jane, Justyce's gorgeous -and white- debate partner he wishes he didn't have a thing for. Justyce has studied the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But do they hold up now? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. Then Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up. Much to the fury of the white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly, Shots are fired. And Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack."--Jacket.

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.

HL720L Lexile.

Accelerated Reader UG 4.8 6.0.

2018 William C. Morris Honor

Text in English.

Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.8 6 192070.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile fiction.

Racism -- Juvenile fiction.

Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Juvenile fiction.

Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.

Police brutality -- Juvenile fiction.

African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Letters -- Juvenile fiction.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Fiction.

Race relations -- Fiction.

Racism -- Fiction.

Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Fiction.

Police brutality -- Fiction.

African Americans -- Fiction.

Letters -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Epistolary fiction.

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