


Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up - way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty police officer beside them.

But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. And despite leaving his rough neighbourhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League - but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this bestselling novel. 'A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars 'Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give 'A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readabl. 'Raw and gripping' Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down I am forever changed.' Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. 'Justyce's story is earnest, funny, achingly human, and unshakably hopeful. '?Painfully timely and deeply moving, this is the novel the next generation should be reading' Jodi Picoult
