If you are not aware of JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson, you
should be, especially since he spoke locally and an adaption for young adults was released today. JUST MERCY deals with America’s incarceration system and the racial inequities
which it exhibits. This is a high interest topic for our students and many will
benefit from exposure to the young adult version which closely parallels the original.
This book deals with disturbing situations, but is truly
inspirational as well and in a related note, I am continually amazed at PBS’
“Brief but Spectacular” segments. Here
is the one featuring Stevenson:
In addition, view this moving tribute from PBS to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice founded by Stevenson’s Equal Justice
initiative whose mission it is to protect basic human rights for the most
vulnerable.
The young adult adaptation of
JUST
MERCY received starred reviews from both Booklist and Kirkus.
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