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Justyce tries to help this person at the beginning of the novel, since they are slumped over beside their car and clearly intoxicated.
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Justyce goes to visit this person, who has been accused of killing a police officer.
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Justyce's best friend, who is tragically shot and killed in the story after an incident at a red light.
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The person who shoots and kills Justyce's best friend; he is later found dead in prison.
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An African-American teenager who is shot by police while trying to help an older, white women in her car; This person reminds Justyce that his encounter with the police could have ended much worse than it did.
"But he can't. Despite Manny's assertion that Melo needs to 'suffer some consequences for once,' leaving her here all vulnerable doesn't seem like the right thing to do. So he picks her up and tosses her over his shoulder" (pg. 6).
The quote above demonstrates that Justyce is
The extracurricular activity that Justyce and Sarah-Jane are a part of is
Braselton Preparatory Academy, Justyce's school, is located in
Jared suggests that the boys dress in different stereotypes for Halloween in an effort to make a "massive political statement about racial equality and broken barriers and shit" (pg. 39). Which of the following is NOT a costume worn by one of the boys?
At the Halloween party the boys attend, the run into this gang; Justyce knows this group of boys, because they live in his mom's neighborhood. The group calls itself
"Right now, I feel guilty for even talking to SJ. Especially about race stuff! What does it say about me that I willingly left a party with a bunch of idiots, but the white person who does treat me as an equal is the one I most wanna run away from right now? I can't believe I told SJ all that stuff! I mean, she's cool and everything but...I'm shaking my head right now" (pg. 51).
The above quote is an example of what kind of conflict?
After Justyce learns that he is admitted to Yale, the first person he calls to tell is
Jared's reaction to Justyce being admitted to Yale before him can best be described as
"Whatever. All I know is that no matter what college I end up at, when I see a minority, I'm gonna wonder if they're qualified to be there" (pg. 64).
This quote by Jared proves that he is
Justyce's mom does not fully support his relationship with SJ because
Manny confides in Justyce that he hasn't really ever dated an African-American girl because
SJ and Justyce decide to do their final debate topic on
Justyce and SJ become state champions in for their argumentative debate topic.
After SJ and Justyce's final debate competition, you could describe the relationship between them to be
At Blake's birthday party that Justyce and Manny attend, Justyce gets upset with Blake because
After Justyce leaves Blake's party, Manny pulls up to him in his car and tries to get him to get inside with him. After much discussion, Justyce agrees, and he gets into the car.
This person comes to talk to Justyce after the incidents at Blake's party and to give him some advice -
Mr. Rivers immediately fires an employee after the employee refers to him using a racial slur.
Manny and Justyce get into a dispute with another man at a red light
After Manny's death, Manny's parents invite Justyce over for dinner and give him
As the Garrett Tison case unfolds, the media gets their hands on a picture of Justyce from
Mr. Rivers steps down from his position of executive vice president following troubling reports of his involvement in the Justice for JAM movement (the movement geared toward Manny and Justyce).
What is Justyce's reaction to speaking with the detectives after his high school graduation?
"I'm not shakin' no white man's hand, Justyce. Not after what that other one did to you" (pg. 181).
This quote from Justyce's mom shows that she
The interrogation process with Justyce in court proves that
Garrett Tison's case was supposed to be re-tried; however, he is found dead in his prison cell.
Justyce has a positive interaction with his roommate at Yale; he feels like they will get along well.
When Justyce talks to Jared at Manny's grave, Jared tells him that he is changing his major to