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Part One: Pages 1-45

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Stone, Nic. Dear Martin. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2017. First Edition.

• The novel begins with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, “I believe that unarmed youth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality” (vii).

• In Part One: pages 1-44, Justyce goes to make sure that his ex-girlfriend does not drive drunk.

• Her friend called him at 3 a.m. in the morning and asked for his help.

• Justyce walks a mile from his friend Manny’s house, and he sees Melo on the ground in a parking lot.

• Her things are scattered around her.

• Her father is a black NFL linebacker, and her mother is of Norwegian descent.

• Melo is a very beautiful girl with her mother’s...

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