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"A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice." - Publishers Weekly

**The Fall 2022 Community Read of Dear Martin ended on 11/30/22. Please check back here for the Spring 2023 Community Read announcement!**

Community Read Virtual Discussion
You are invited to participate in an anonymous virtual community read discussion for Dear Martin. You may fill out this Google Form more than once to answer different discussion questions as you read the book. Submissions shared to this form will be displayed anonymously on the STCC Reads Banned Books Website as part of a community conversation.

Dear Martin book cover

Justyce McAllister is set for the Ivy League, but he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore?.

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Author photo - Malinda Lo

Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta with a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel before returning to the US to write full-time. Stone strives to bring diverse voices and stories to her work.

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“You ever consider that maybe you not supposed to ‘fit’? People who make history rarely do.”

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