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katelynprice's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nic Stone is a fantastic writer and has given us another well-written book about black teen incarceration, police brutality, and systemic racism. Her books are so readable, relatable, and downright necessary. I didn't love this one quite as much as I did Dear Martin, but I still consider both to be beneficial reading. If I could require people to read particular books, both in this series would be on the required reading list.
Graphic: Cursing and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness and Police brutality
kissmyash0600's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book should be required reading. Dear Martin was great, but Dear Justyce was more than needed and more than necessary. I appreciate Nic Stone as an author wanting to bring real situations to light; this book was actually based on a text message she received from boys who couldn't really identify with Justyce's story in Dear Martin. Enter Quan, whose story is a great representation of Black experience in America. There is so much insight at work here, and shows how important mental health and a support system is...and how important it is to get our legal system and prison system on the right track.
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder
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