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Dear Martin by Nic Stone


Lots of authors are publishing gritty, raw stories grounded in current events and this book by Nic Stone is another that falls into this category. The young man on the cover bears an uncanny resemblance to Trayvon Martin what with the hoody and all. Also on the cover is a quote from author Jason Reynolds proclaiming the novel to be "raw and gripping". That quote alone was enough to make me pick this book up as it will for many readers, I am sure.

Justyce is bright, articulate and for the most part just a regular high school kid trying to make it to graduation and then make his way to a prestigious college if all goes well. In the novel's intro we meet him trying to do right by his on again, off again girlfriend Melo who is about to make a bad decision. His actions are somehow misconstrued by a passing police officer and before he knows it Justyce ends up face down with a face full of asphalt. This is only the precursor to what is destined to be an eventful Senior year to say the least.


As it so happens Justyce's grades have allowed him to gain entry to one of Atlanta's most prestigious private schools where seemingly every teacher has at least three degrees. Most of the students are bright, many come from well to do families such as his best friend Manny whose parents are successful professionals. As you would expect, the campus is not very diverse and some of the students display white privilege (perhaps a bit too predictably by lamenting the fact that minorities have it "easy") Justyce's way of dealing with the many, many changes occurring in his life is to write letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He's studied the Civil Rights leader's speeches in class and is trying to reconcile the words and the values espoused therein with the realities of daily life. As if that isn't complicated enough, there is also the not so small matter of the evolving relationship with his debate partner SJ.

I've read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely and this novel is just as gripping, timely and relevant. Stone does a great job balancing the heavy stuff with some touchy feely stuff so it isn't too hard to digest. Well worth a read.




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Coronavirus: 'Stay alert' advice defended by communities secretary

It follows criticism that a move away from the "stay at home" slogan could confuse the public.








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Medium-intensity earthquake strikes Delhi, adjoining areas; 3rd amid Covid-19 lockdown - Hindustan Times

  1. Medium-intensity earthquake strikes Delhi, adjoining areas; 3rd amid Covid-19 lockdown  Hindustan Times
  2. Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Delhi-NCR  Times of India
  3. Earthquake in Delhi: Tremors felt in national capital region  The Financial Express
  4. Magnitude 3.4 Earthquake Strikes Delhi, Epicentre Near UP Border  News18
  5. Breaking news live : Eathquake tremors felt in Delhi, adjoining areas  Times of India
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Virtual racing wasn’t real – but it made many fans feel real good

NASCAR will make its return to the track on May 17 at Darlington Raceway – but that doesn't mean fans have been without racing for the past two months.




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UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports

Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena




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Yao Ming offers options for restart of Chinese basketball

Yao Ming offers options for restart of Chinese basketball





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Supporting positive relationships for children and young people who have experience of care





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Pilotlight - pathways to self-directed support





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Hospital to Home: Evaluation report



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It's a Go-Cart-Bike-Snow-Plow-Mobile!

So, you're snowed in your house with two feet of snow and need a way out, but are too lazy to shovel. Luckily, you happened to have a welder, some steel, a bicycle, a 3.5HP go-kart, and some wood laying around. So what do you do? You make a plow to get yourself out!





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The Classic Fart Exhaust Mod

Listen to this glorious innertube attached to the exhaust mod. Honestly, this is so much more entertaining than the whistle tips.








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When an Poltiical Party Uses This Photographer's Material for an Attack Ad, He Strikes Back




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Sand Art WIN

Check out more from England's Tony Plant in the via link below!




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Let's Get Right Down to the Dirty Business




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There Goes a Brave, Hearty Soul




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Artist Leaves $15K Worth of Coins Along Canal and Live-Tweets What Happens

The guy had to have known how this little social experiment would turn out. At least he used pennies. 




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DAMN LOCKDOWN SHORTAGE




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Stay Alert, Birdies

You better be sleeping with one eye open, there.




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TimTales: Robert Royal and Felix Hain

Felix‘s hole feels a little tighter no? Pobrecito had broken his arm when rollerblading and is now recovering. So now he needs to catch up on all the cock he’s missed. Robert Royal, TimTales‘ flavor of the month has one beautiful long raw cock waiting for him. Time for Felix to get a little physical... View Article

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Lucas Entertainment: Brent Everett

Brent Everett, he’s still at it and he just gets better and better looking yeah? He’s always been eye candy of the sweetest variety. With his piercing glance, his chiseled body and killer dick he’s a perfect spunky package. See more at Lucas Entertainment.

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GayFreeFun: karl_bert

Friends describe me as sexy, intelligent and very self confident. I’m not cocky I just know my own worth. I love learning about what turns you on, I love exploring that. I love sports, cigars and sex. Chat with karl_bert.

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greatliberty: Though we travel the world over to find the...



greatliberty:

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

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Earth's moon formed millions of years earlier than previously believed

Researchers at Princeton University and the University of California-Los Angeles have found that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old, or 40 million to 140 million years older than scientists previously thought. The findings — based on an analysis performed at Princeton on samples brought back from the moon in 1971 — provide an approximate date for the impact that could allow scientists to estimate when life on Earth began.




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Wave of the future: Terahertz chips a new way of seeing through matter

Princeton University researchers have drastically shrunk the equipment for producing terahertz — important electromagnetic pulses lasting one millionth of a millionth of a second — to the size of a microchip. The simpler, cheaper generation of terahertz has potential for advances in medical imaging, communications and drug development.




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Princeton joins court challenge to federal immigration executive order

Princeton University and 16 other universities filed a friend-of-the-court brief Monday supporting a legal challenge to the Trump administration's Jan. 27 executive order on immigration.




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Twice as bright: Earth-sized planets with two suns could still be habitable

Scientists know that two-star systems can support planets, but the question has remained whether an Earth-size terrestrial planet were orbiting two suns could it support life. A study in the journal Nature Communications has now found that an Earth-like planet orbiting two stars could be habitable if it were within a certain range from its two stars.




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Biased bots: Artificial-intelligence systems echo human prejudices

Princeton University-based researchers have found that machine-learning programs can acquire the cultural biases embedded in the patterns of wording, from a mere preference for flowers over insects, to discriminatory views on race and gender.




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Food Rescue Partnership in Quad Cities Earns Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




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American Samoa Receives $300,000 from EPA for Revitalization of Contaminated Properties

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that American Samoa was selected to receive a $300,000 grant to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.




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EPA awards grant to Fort Lewis College team to develop innovative water technology

DENVER (February 19, 2020) — Today, the U.S.




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EPA Awards $24,867 Grant to University of North Carolina at Charlotte for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a $24,867 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Awards $25,000 Grant to North Carolina State University in Raleigh for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the North Carolina State University in Raleigh with a $25,000 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Regional Administrator Wraps Up Successful Visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Recently, U.S.




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EPA Celebrates Earth Day 2019 with Video and Events

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2019) – Today, U.S.




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Administrator Wheeler Discusses North American Environmental and Transboundry Water Issues with Canada, Mexico at CEC

(MEXICO CITY) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up trilateral meetings with Canada and Mexico as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council meetings in Mexico City.




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Potentially Responsible Parties to Begin Comprehensive Groundwater Study at West Lake Landfill

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Dubuque, Iowa, Bakery Earns EPA 2019 ENERGY STAR® Manufacturing Plant Certification

Environmental News  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE