Dear Martin
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781101939499
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Interracial; Race discrimination; single mother; interracial relationship; racism
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Indies Choice Book Award, 2018, Finalist, Young Adult Book
William C. Morris Award, 2018, Finalist, Young Adult
Keywords
private school; Black Lives Matter; Martin Luther King Jr; letters; debate team
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Stone, Nic, "Dear Martin" (2017). Diverse Families. 1392.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1392