"Powerful wrenching." -JOHN GREEN #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way
Down "Raw and gripping." -JASON REYNOLDS New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American
Boys "A must-read!" -ANGIE THOMAS #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give
Raw captivating and undeniably real Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and
Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning #1 New York
Times bestselling debut a William C. Morris Award Finalist. Justyce McAllister is a good kid
an honor student and always there to help a friend-but none of that matters to the police
officer who just put him in handcuffs. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind he can't
escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to
the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts
a journal to Dr. King to find out. Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best
friend Manny windows rolled down music turned up-way up sparking the fury of a white
off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the
crosshairs. In the media fallout it's Justyce who is under attack. "Vivid and powerful."
-Booklist Starred Review "A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly
persistent violence of social injustice." -Publishers Weekly
