Dear Justyce
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Snapshot: Two Boys on a Brand-New Playground (2010) Chapter 1: Doomed January 12 Chapter 2: Downhill Snap2 February 8 Chapter 3: Disrespect Snapshot: Two Boys Not Speaking (2013) Chapter 4: Defiance March 12 Chapter 5: Delinquent Snapshot: A Boy Meeting a Man (2016) April 4 Chapter 6: Disclose Snapshot: A Boy Alone on a Run-Down Playground (2017) Chapter 7: Disaster September 10, 2017 April 24; Snapshot: A Postscript (Present Day) Snapshot: Two Boys and a Girl in a Car (Present Day) Chapter 8: Deal May 18 Snapshot: Two Boys, a Girl, a Teacher, a Lawyer, and a Case Management Intern in a Basement Chapter 9: Dawg June 1 Snapshot: A Prelaw Yale Undergrad, a Defense Lawyer, and a District Attorney in a Law Office Chapter 10: Dasia June 14 Snapshot: A Black Boy (and a White Boy) Visits a Black Man (and a White Boy) Chapter 11: Debt Snapshot: Two Boys, an Attorney, a Teacher, and a Disgruntled Guard in a Conference Room July 23 August 27 Chapter 12: Done Snapshot: Two Young Men on a New (To Them) Playground
Themes
All Themes Choices vs. Fate Justice, Racial Bias, and Growing Up Identity, Support, and Community Family, Loyalty, and Belonging Survival, Poverty, and Violence
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Quan Banks Justyce Martel Dwight Mama Doc Daddy Trey Liberty Ayers Jared Christensen Dasia Attorney Adrienne Friedman Officer Tommy Castillo Tay Manny Aunt Tiff Gabe Mrs. Pavlostathis SJ Ms. Mays Brad DeMarcus Marcus Anthony Baldwin Sr. Officer Garrett Tison John Mark
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Dear Justyce

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Nic Stone
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The Rocket Ship

The rocket ship structure at the local park symbolizes Quan and his hopes for the future. When the novel opens, the park and the rocket ship are new and shiny—which isn’t all that different from…

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