Wow! This book really blew me away. Justyce is an African American boy who goes to a private boarding school in Atlanta. He gets a call about his on-again-off-again girlfriend being too drunk to drive so he walks to her location in the middle of the night. As he is trying to get her into the car, a police officer arrives and thinking Justyce is trying to carjack Melo's car, arrests him without asking any questions or allowing Justyce to explain what he is doing. That leads Justyce to start writing letters to Martin Luther King Jr. in a notebook. It also heightens his awareness of the injustices and racism around him. This book really shows how even the slightest racism (tensional or unintentional) can cause a series of events to occur leading to tragic results. This novel is highly recommended and would be a great novel for book clubs.
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AuthorMr. Andrusyk is a school librarian at IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst, Illinois. Past Book RecommendationsClick here to view a listing of Mr. Andrusyk's list of favorite authors, series, fiction, and nonfiction. Archives
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