Dear Martin

Chapter 1

1. Why does Justyce walk all the way to find Melo?

2. What happens when a police officer arrives?

3. What advice has Justyce’s mother given him about handling situations involving law enforcement?

4. Who does Justyce write a letter to? Why this man?

5. How would you describe Justyce’s character? Do you think this incident has changed the way he sees himself?

Chapter 2

6. Who is Manny to Justyce? Describe Manny’s life.

7. What injury does Justyce have? What is it from?

8. What was Manny's cousin charged with?

9. Who is Manny's cousin charged with killing? 

Chapter 3

10. In his Societal Evolution class, who is Jared? How does Justyce feel about him?

11. Who is SJ? How would you describe her character?

12. Summarize the class discussion.

Chapter 4

13. Jared talks about the class discussion earlier. What is he upset about? 

14. Where does Justyce’s mom live? Where does Justyce stay?

15. Describe Justyce’s conversation with his mother. What is he upset about? 

16. What bothers Justcye about Manny? Why? 

Chapter 5

17. Describe Jared’s Equality Brigade Halloween costume idea. 

18. Who is Trey? How do he and his friends react to the Halloween costumes? 

19. Why was Justyce conflicted about leaving the party with Manny and the others? 

20. Describe how Justyce’s feelings for SJ are evolving. What worries him? 

Chapter 6

21. What exciting news does Justyce receive? Who does he tell first? 

22. How does Melo react to seeing Justyce and SJ interact in the hallway? 

Chapter 7

23. What is it that Jared wants to discuss in class? What is his viewpoint? 

24. SJ doesn’t agree with Jared. What’s her argument? 

25. When Justyce tells his mother his good news, what ruins his mood afterward? 

26. In the postscript at the bottom of Justyce’s letter, what’s his dilemma? 

Chapter 8

27. What is Manny’s advice to Justyce regarding SJ? 

28. What does Manny say he is afraid of? What is his explanation? 

Chapter 9

29. What big event is happening this morning? What is stopping Justyce from focusing on it? 

30. What topic have SJ and Justyce been preparing? 

31. What were the results of the big event? 

32. Describe SJ’s behavior toward Justyce? 

Chapter 10 

33. What two things put Justyce in an awful mood? 

34. Before leaving for the party, what do Manny and Justyce start doing? 

35. When they get to the party, what does Blake want Manny and Justyce to do for him? 

36. How does Justyce react to this request? 

37. Summarize the contents of Justyce’s letter at the end of this chapter? 

Chapter 11

38. Who wakes up Justyce the next day? How did this person know to go find Justyce? 

39. What was Justyce’s dad like? 

40. What advice is Justyce given? 

Chapter 12

41. What happened between Manny and Jared? 

42. What realization has Manny made? 

43. What happened to Mr. Julian, Manny’s father? 

44. What was Mr. Julian’s advice to the boys? 

Chapter 13

45. Describe Manny’s mood when he picks up Justyce. What does Manny say is happening? 

46. Summarize what happens between Manny, Justyce, and the white driver. What irritates the white driver? How does Manny respond? How does Justyce want him to respond? 

Chapter 14

47. What happened between Justyce, many and the white driver? 

48. What do we know about the white driver? 

49. What does Justyce’s letter to Martin in this chapter reveal?