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1. 1. Dear Martin

   

   The book follows the story of a bright African American teen who, after experiencing a traumatic encounter with racial profiling and police brutality, seeks guidance through a series of journal entries addressed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As he navigates the complexities of contemporary race relations, he attempts to understand what it means to live as a black man in today's America, striving to hold onto Dr. King's teachings amidst the pressures and prejudices of modern society. His journey is one of self-discovery, social critique, and the search for identity within a world still grappling with the deep-seated issues of racial inequality.

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2. 2. Dear Justyce

   

   An urgent, raw novel follows a Black teenager named Quan who grows up in a neglected neighborhood, makes choices that land him in juvenile detention and ultimately behind bars, and grapples with how the criminal-justice system, poverty, and policing shape his life and prospects; through letters, court documents, and candid reflections he contends with responsibility, trauma, and the yearning for a future beyond the cycle of violence and incarceration, while the story interrogates how society judges young Black boys and what justice really means.

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