“Young adult fiction” is a term used to describe books with an intended audience aged 12 to 18. However, estimates suggest that more than 50% of the genre's readers are adults. Nic Stone’s young adult novels tackle some of the most difficult subject matters imaginable. Her bestselling 2017 novel, Dear Martin, tells the story of a young Black man coming to grips with the work and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr., while experiencing police brutality in today’s America. The sequel, her latest book, Dear Justyce, was inspired by two of Stone’s teenage mentees, who asked her to write a book that represented them. Stone’s writing succeeds because of her strength of heart: One of This story is from Kinfolk Issue Thirty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 49 Jenny Odell The acclaimed author in search of lost time. Arts & Culture Issue 47 Julia Bainbridge On the life-enhancing potential of not drinking alcohol. Arts & Culture Issue 45 Lisa Taddeo On writing the secret lives of women. Arts & Culture Issue 42 Torrey Peters The Detransition, Baby author is living her best life. Arts & Culture Issue 39 Note to Self What advice would you give your younger self? An artist, a writer, a conductor, a curator, a rabbi and a robot pen missives to the past. Arts & Culture Issue 39 Learn Lenience We were all young once.
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