{"product_id":"9780525580034","title":"Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this very personal work--adapted from the original #1 bestseller, which the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e calls \"as compelling as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStevenson'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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA portion of the 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED ON\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBS THIS MORNING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJUST MERCY: A TRUE STORY OF THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ereally exciting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that young people are getting a version tailored for them.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003edeeply moving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollage of true stories. . . . This is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003erequired reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompassionate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand compelling, Stevenson's narrative is also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eunforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJUST MERCY: A STORY OF JUSTICE AND REDEMPTION\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . . What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation.\" --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eImportant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" --Pulitzer Prize-winning author TRACY KIDDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" --#1 New York Times bestselling author JOHN GRISHAM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48142210597097,"sku":"9780525580034","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9780525580034_56197.jpg?v=1740241593","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9780525580034","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}