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
