6/28/2023 0 Comments Nic stone dear justyce“Dear Justyce” deserves both your stamps of approval. So, hand this book to your teen, and be sure to sneak it back for yourself. The second half, though, is more fictional, with a Hollywood-worthy courtroom drama that’s a little predictable but that’ll nonetheless please an adult as much as it will a 14-to-17-year-old. Not to be a spoiler, but Quan’s letters to Justyce are a gut-punch and what’s toughest to take is that teens – particularly boys, particularly Black boys – may recognize the raw authenticity of every page of it. It sets you up for what’s about to happen in the story, though it can’t prepare you enough. Really, the entire first part of this book is hard, starting with author Nic Stone’s note to her readers, explaining how this book came to be. And so he took out a piece of paper and took a chance at friendship…Īrgue this: sometimes, is a choice really a choice? Or is it like a narrow alley with one way out, and somebody’s pushing from behind? That’s one of the hard questions inside “Dear Justyce.” On his darkest days, he thought of Justyce and how their lives were so different. Nic’s debut novel for young adults, Dear Martin, was a New York Times bestseller and William C. After working extensively in teen mentoring and living in Israel for several years, she returned to the United States to write full-time. Once, Justyce had visited Quan in prison and Quan never forgot it. Nic Stone is an Atlanta native and a Spelman College graduate. Our House First Time Home Buyer’s Series.BOOK REVIEW: 'Dear Justyce' by Nic Stone - The Washington Informer Close
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