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An unflinching look into the tragically flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system.
Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center.
Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce—the protagonist of Dear Martin—Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure.
"A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system." -Kirkus, Starred Review
- Nic Stone - Author
- Dion Graham - Narrator
- Nic Stone - Narrator
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593216910
- File size: 137273 KB
- Release date: September 29, 2020
- Duration: 04:45:59
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Lexile® Measure:780
Text Difficulty:3-4
An unflinching look into the tragically flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system.
Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center.
Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce—the protagonist of Dear Martin—Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure.
"A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system." -Kirkus, Starred Review
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Books on Tape
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UnabridgedOverDrive Listen audiobook
ISBN: 9780593216910
File size: 137273 KB
Release date: September 29, 2020
Duration: 04:45:59
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Creators
- Nic Stone - Author
- Dion Graham - Narrator
- Nic Stone - Narrator
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Formats
OverDrive Listen audiobook
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Languages
English
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Levels
Lexile® Measure: 780
Text Difficulty: 3-4
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Reviews
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