#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST ¿ ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME * After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism-and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America's troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel.*"Raw and gripping." -JASON REYNOLDS, #1 New York Times bestselling*co-author of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You*Justyce is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend-but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs without cause.*When faced with injustice,*Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.*Then comes the day Justyce and a friend spark the fury of an off-duty cop. Words fly, shots are fired, and the boys get caught in the crosshairs. But in the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack.*"A must-read!” -ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give "Powerful, wrenching.” -JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down