This book is short but the message here is powerful enough to move mountains.

Dear Martin, is a book that shines light on institutionalized racism, and while this is a work a fiction the events in this story are easy to compare and apply to a lot of the race issues that are present today. In addition to a topic that is so easy to see in real life, the characters are all incredibly realistic. In every single character I was able to think to myself “oh I have someone just like that in my life.” I don’t mean to sound repetitive, but this book is really real.

Because the story is short, I don’t think I should go into the plot. Just please read this book. It’s emotional in ways that you don’t expect, even in a story like this. It shows that the world isn’t just simply divided into good and evil, and that sometimes you don’t understand an issue until it is looking you right in the face. The content is handled in an incredibly mature way and it is honestly just one of the most beautiful (although difficult) books I've read in a while. You won't regret giving this one a read.