Oof. This one hit pretty hard, with so many relevant and timely themes (police brutality, injustice and racism, gun violence, incarceration, whites privilege, etc) and it was reaaaallly good. I gasped out loud several times as I read, not expecting how the story unfolded but knowing the events are not at all just fiction but so real in our world today. Oh, and the “dear Martin” title refers to how the teenage main character writes letters to MLK as a way to try to channel his energy and do what he would do. I loved that thread throughout this story. Powerful and packs a punch.