
Just Mercy
A True Story of the Fight for Justice
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · December 3, 2019
The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature!
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- Who it’s for
- A lawyer’s personal account brings wrongful imprisonment and the pursuit of justice into focus.
- Themes
- Wrongful imprisonment, Human rights, Discrimination and marginalization
- Genres
- Civil & Human Rights for Teens, Activist Biographies, Law & Crime for Teens
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The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature!
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In this very personal work--adapted from the original #1 bestseller, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so"--acclaimed lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom. Stevenson's story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society--the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization. Through this adaptation, young people of today will find themselves called to action and compassion in the pursuit of justice. Proceeds of this book will go to charity to help in Stevenson's important work to benefit the voiceless and the vulnerable as they attempt to navigate the broken U.S. justice system.
Justice, Up Close
A lawyer’s personal account brings wrongful imprisonment and the pursuit of justice into focus.
Come here for
- A firsthand view of advocacy for the wrongfully imprisoned
- Questions of fairness, discrimination, and human rights
Expect
- A serious, compassionate account of vulnerable lives
- A call to consider justice with compassion
Where it sits
| Law & Crime for Teens | 52% |
|---|---|
| Activist Biographies | 35% |
| Civil & Human Rights for Teens | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Activist Biographies
- Law & Crime for Teens
- Politics & Government for Teens
- Authors
- Bryan Stevenson
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- December 3, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wrongful imprisonment · Human rights · Discrimination and marginalization
- Reading lane
- Activist Biographies