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BOOK REVIEW: DEAR JUSTYCE by Nic Stone

Nic Stone delivers a powerful message that the world needs to hear in Dear Justyce. As a companion novel to Dear Martin, Dear Justyce follows Quan as he spends his time in prison over a murky murder of a cop that he may or may not have committed. Told in flashbacks of his past and […]

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YALLfest Exclusive Interview: Nic Stone Talks Writing, Reactions, And The Title Of Her Next Book

Nic Stone opens up about reader interactions, talks about new projects on the horizon, and more in our exclusive interview! Nic Stone burst on to the YA book scene just last year with Dear Martin, the powerful story of a young black man named Justyce navigating racial tensions in his nearly all-white prep school by […]

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DEAR MARTIN Author Nic Stone Reveals New Book Title, Character Names

A new book deal just revealed the title of Nic Stone’s next novel!  Nic Stone‘s Dear Martin is headed to bookshelves in the United Kingdom and there’s some big news that comes with it! The novel, which follows a young man’s struggle to live by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. as he faces […]

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Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with DEAR MARTIN, Plus Giveaway

“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you. When it comes down to it, the only question that matters is this: If nothing in the world ever changes, what type of man are you gonna be?” – Dear Martin Each year, America celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King […]

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The Fandom’s Best YA Books of 2017

Listed in alphabetical order. A LIST OF CAGES by Robin Roe The novel is intense, beautiful, and unlike anything we’ve ever read before! It follows Adam– even-tempered, well liked by his peers and adults, a loyal friend, and a decent student– and his former foster brother, Julian– anxious, antisocial, and on a learning curve that the […]

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Book Review: DEAR MARTIN by Nic Stone

DEAR MARTIN, Nic Stone’s debut novel, gives a fresh perspective to the race issues prevalent in the United States today. The main character of Nic Stone‘s debut novel Dear Martin is a seventeen-year-old black male named Justyce McAllister. Justyce is from a rough part of Atlanta. On the surface, Justyce and I have very little […]