As for the Sticky Note Review, swipe to the left or check out the caption below. He and Justyce exchange letters, and Justyce takes up Quan’s charge.Īnd that’s where we leave synopsis land.

After that, and some serious family challenges, Quan takes up with a local gang and is eventually arrested for the murder of a police officer. Because of his dad, his academic game is on lock until he’s accused of cheating on a test that he studied for. His mother’s boyfriend is abusive, and Quan spends a lot of time trying to protect his siblings. So Dear Justyce alternates between Quan’s narrative, his letters to Justyce (who is his friend), and snapshots of events outside of Quan’s main narrative.Īfter Quan’s father, who was Quan’s biggest supporter and advocate, is sent to jail, Quan moves in with his mother, her boyfriend, and his two half-siblings. Through the eyes of Justyce, Nic Stone explores modern race relations in America and the police brutality and. Do know that there’s a Dear Martin spoiler in Dear Justyce. Dear Martin is a small book with big impact. You’ll be able to easily engage with the story. If you’re not familiar with Dear Martin, don’t worry. If you’re familiar with Dear Martin, you may remember Quan, one of the guys from Justyce’s hood, who we met at the Halloween party of ill advised costume choices. I wasn’t planning on reading Dear Justyce until next year, but when a friend of mine told me she’d read it already, I moved it up higher on my list (read: it happened to be checked in at the library, so I checked it out).

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