Where Dear Martin had compelling characters and a good story and effortlessly woven-in social justice themes, this felt.flat. I mean, sorry to be all doom and gloom on the TL today, but 1) it's accurate, you can't say it's not, 2) I'm being True To Myself and that's soooo important, and 3) I didn't like this book much even though I liked the one that came before it, and that's devastating even when I'm not in my shakiest mental state since my junior year of high school.Īnyway. What is life but for a cycle of suffering, the most intense moments coming when you least expect them?
Now I can keep one for myself and still add this gem to some of my favorite high-school classroom libraries. Stone told Quan’s story and I’m pleased that I pre-ordered several copies. While the story is as hopeful as it is heart-breaking, the hard truths are going to haunt me. Justyce makes it his personal goal to right this wrong. The more he listens, the more Justyce believes that Quan’s case is not being taken seriously. He senses issues and injustices in Quan’s arrest and processing. Turns out, the writing is therapeutic for Quan and intriguing to Justyce.
The letters revealed issues that Quan hadn’t known his friend struggled with. Plus, Justyce had given Quan his notebook filled with the letters he wrote to the late Dr. They’re too tight for Quan to feel (much) bitterness. Meanwhile, his friend from play-ground-days, Justyce, is working through his first year at Yale. And moving Quan from his holding cell to the tiny room with two-way mirror. Quan knew his rights and stated that he chose to remain silent. Yeah, he panicked when the very officer that killed Manny swung his weapon toward Quan and his crew. The difference: this time…he actually may not have committed the crime for which he is accused. Quan is, once again, in Juvenile Detention. But, please do not pass it by if you’ve not yet met these characters. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone is the Young Adult, Realistic Fiction companion to Dear Martin.
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