8 must-read race books like Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone

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Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

By: Nic Stone

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated …

"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."

-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

If you liked the race plot in Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

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2. The Poet X

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Pero, tú no eres fácil."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"Just because your father's present, doesn't mean he isn't absent."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"It's about any of the words that bring us together and how we can form a home in them."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

"I close my eyes and let myself find in music what I've always searched for: a way away."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

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3. Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

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4. Long Way Down

By: Jason Reynolds

4.25

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
  • audiobook
"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

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5. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Ghost Boys book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

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6. American Street

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun. On the corner of American Stre… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's American Street book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. All American Boys

By: Jason Reynolds , Brendan Kiely

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rashad is absent again today. That's the sidewalk graffiti that started it all... Well, no, actuall… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's All American Boys book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

8. Tyler Johnson Was Here

By: Jay Coles

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on h… read more

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9. The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.47

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carte… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Hoedom is universal."

-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

"But I'm tired of them just assuming."

-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

"A’ight, so what do you think it means?"

-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

"You need Saturday to recover and Sunday to repent."

-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

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10. Punching the Air

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Punching the Air book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"And maybe there are small cracks in our walls and we start to see a sliver of light shine through in each other"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

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11. Clap When You Land

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Clap When You Land book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Who knew death must be so damn polite?"

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"All these lies that we've all swallowed, they're probably rotting in our stomachs."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"A queen offers her hand to be kissed, & can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"I have my fingerprints all over you. & I don't need the world to see them to know that they're there."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

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12. Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Grown book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

By: Angie Thomas

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of … read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So is Iesha."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."

-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)

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14. Blackout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and elect… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's Blackout book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone

15. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

By: Nic Stone

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated … read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."

-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

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16. On the Come Up

By: Angie Thomas

4.27

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780062498564 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants … read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's On the Come Up book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"All right now, y’all,"

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"That’s what we call our goal, the come up."

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"I'll always be my dad’s daughter if nothing else."

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

"Done up. The good news? A lot rhymes with “done up."

-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up

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17. The Black Kids

By: Christina Hammonds Reed

4.03

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more

Similar categories in Christina Hammonds Reed's The Black Kids book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Nobody calls boys sluts."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

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18. This Is My America

By: Kim Johnson

4.46

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's This Is My America book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • race
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
  • audiobook
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19. Let Me Hear a Rhyme

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone novel, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to tu… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Let Me Hear a Rhyme book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I mean, maybe it wasn't so crazy after all. Maybe just thinking outside the box is how you get further than you ever could dream of."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Let Me Hear a Rhyme

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20. Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's Whiteout book and Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Monster Shapes (Monster Math) by Madeline Tyler

21. Monster Shapes (Monster Math)

By: Madeline Tyler

4.00

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Dot is drawing. What can she make with squares, circles, and triangles? Full-color illustrations an… read more

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19 must-read contemporary books like Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

4.25

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18 Top fiction books like Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Transform Your Habits

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Dear Martin

Nic Stone

4.00

Transform Your Habits

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

4.57

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Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

4.25

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