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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)

Nic Stone

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

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Why we're reading this: February Bonus Read- Black History Month

Dear Martin by Nic Stone
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Jan 30, 2018 Mariah Roze rated it it was amazing

I read this book for the Goodreads' book club Diversity in All Forms! If you would like to participate in the discussion here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I really enjoyed this book! It was short, but covered so many important topics. The main character is Justyce McAllister. He is a African-American male, high school senior that is at the top of his class. The book starts off with a police officer putting him in handcuffs because he was helping his ex-girlfriend late at ...more

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Apr 12, 2019 Mirjam rated it really liked it

I'm not quite sure how to rate this books. It seemed to switch between telling a story and listing facts and thoughts in dialog form. Last thing was meant to be things the characters talked about, but for me it didn't feel like part of the story. It read like the author talking to us readers and getting her thoughts and facts out there.

And you know, it's both a great way to get the message out, the mix of it just irritated me and got me out of the story everytime. I would have preferred to have ...more

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Dec 03, 2017 Jessi Metzing rated it it was amazing

WOW! This short book is so important and much needed. A must-read for anyone with a soul! Truly hope this book becomes a movie at some point...so that it reaches as many people as possible.

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Nov 13, 2021 Of Butterflies & Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was my first book by Nic Stone and I can’t wait to read more by them. This was a very powerful read that I thought was very well-written and thought-provoking.

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