![]() ![]() The second half, though, is more fictional, with a Hollywood-worthy courtroom drama that’s a little predictable but that’ll nonetheless please an adult as much as it will a 14-to-17-year-old. Not to be a spoiler, but Quan’s letters to Justyce are a gut-punch and what’s toughest to take is that teens – particularly boys, particularly Black boys – may recognize the raw authenticity of every page of it. It sets you up for what’s about to happen in the story, though it can’t prepare you enough. Really, the entire first part of this book is hard, starting with author Nic Stone’s note to her readers, explaining how this book came to be. ![]() And so he took out a piece of paper and took a chance at friendship…Īrgue this: sometimes, is a choice really a choice? Or is it like a narrow alley with one way out, and somebody’s pushing from behind? That’s one of the hard questions inside “Dear Justyce.” On his darkest days, he thought of Justyce and how their lives were so different. Once, Justyce had visited Quan in prison and Quan never forgot it. ![]() The Black Jihad took care of their own.Īnd in return, Quan took care of them when something happened, quick-quick-quick. ![]() He joined the Black Jihads, led by a man named Martel who ruled his “men.” Suddenly, there was someone who cared where Quan was and that he had something to eat. COMMENTARY: Biden’s Answer to Ageist Voters – ‘Dark Brandon’Īnd so Quan found his own family. ![]()
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