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Just Like Martin

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Just Like Martin is a story about an adolescent African American boy named Stone, growing up in a small city in Alabama in 1963. He is an active member of his church group, where he is responsible for many of the youth functions. He is enamored by Martin Luther King Jr. and the peaceful Civil Rights movement. However, his group of friends at the church are involved in a serious hate crime (a bombing) that killed two of his dear friends. He struggles with his feelings about the reason for their deaths, and struggles also with the relationship with his father. A hardened Korean war veteran, Stone's father does not share Stone's peaceful stance and even attempts to prevent Stone's involvement. By and by Stone understands his father and the two become closer through Ston'es idea of a Children's March in his deceased friends' honor. This is a very well written story of courage, friendship, and family. I loved it and would wholeheartedly recommend it to others.

"I Have A Dream"

In the book Just Like Martin there is a boy named Stone who is really trying to spread non-violence across the nation. There is a huge event where all black people come together and march. Martin Luther King was a leader in the march. He said his "I Have A Dream" speech.
Some bad things started to happen at the end of the book. It might change the meaning of discrimination forever. Read this good book to find out.
I really liked this book. It was exciting and it shows you that if you really work toward something that it might actually come true.

This book depicts what it was like for African American adolescents to "take part in" The Civil Rights Movement. It mixes history and fiction to create a riveting rights of passage portrait of Isaac Stone, the protagonist, who aspires to be "just like Martin." Last year, I used the novel to teach sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Even so, I think the book should be also used to teach fourth and fifth graders about the March on Washington, the elements of the short story,etc. In addition, this book is a very good way to help students gain a better under- standing of individual responsibility, friendship, the peer group, obstacles, and the father/son relationship.

"I Have A Dream"

In the book Just Like Martin there is a boy named Stone who is really trying to spread non-violence across the nation. There is a huge event where all black people come together and march. Martin Luther King was a leader in the march. He said his "I Have A Dream" speech.
Some bad things started to happen at the end of the book. It might change the meaning of discrimination forever. Read this good book to find out.
I really liked this book. It was exciting and it shows you that if you really work toward something that it might actually come true.

This book was really good. Not only was it entertaining but it was educational too. It is one of the best historical ficion books I have every read. And by far the most entertaining.

Just Like Martin, I found at a bookstore when I was traveling in
Maryland. Not thinking I was down to my last few dollars I bought it. I was very disapointed until I started reading it. This book taught me to never give up and know I keep on reading it over and over. 2 big thumbs up!!!

This is an excellent book for middle school children. Stone wants to be like his hero Dr. King. He is active in his church and has been chosen to be the jr. leader for the bus going to the March On Washington. But his father refuses to let him go and he has to watch it on tv. The young people are entertaining yet it is teaching a definite lesson.

JUST LIKE MARTIN ...

The author is ossie Davis. The boy who is the main character is named stone. He is a African American who is trying to be non violent like Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. the story took place in the late 60's. it took place in the south. In the beginning of the story a boy named Stone he wants to go to a trip with his church class to Washington dc. He could not go because his dad Ike stone did not believe in nonviolence. Stone did not get to go to washing ton so he watched the march on Washington on television. After the march on Washington things did not get much better you should read Just Like martin and find out all that happens. I liked this book because it had real events and important people to the black culture

Just Like Martin
By: Ossie Davis

What do you get when you take out the d, I, s, c, r, I, m, I, n and put in an H before the a? You get hate! Have you e ver been discriminated before? I think everyone has been in some way. African Americans have tried their best to stop it. They seldom did anything and they were just beaten to death from people like the K.K.K.'s. People like Martin Luther King Jr. who tried to stand up for what they had believed in. I learned in the book, a reverend of the local church has been organizing a peace march with server al other church organizations, and they had members from their church ridge private busses to Washington to march. They wanted the white people to know that there was no reason for them to be treated like this. One of the fathers in the story went to war with the reverend to defend The United States of America. They were at war with Korea. Since the war, the father has been very disturbed. He now carries a gun in his glove compartment of his pick-up truck. IN December when Dr. King held a service he had asked that the people in the service sing a "Negro Spiritual" ...
I though the book was great. It gave me a taste of what it was like to live back then if I were black. IT made me really think if I were black, would I want someone to do things like hang me, throw rocks at me, shoot high pressured water at me? I though for a while, why is different bad, but I sti9ll don't understand why because people of all different races, shapes, sizes are discriminated all the time. ...

i think that this is a great book . anybody can get into it an enjoy it . it talks about a very hard time in america from a young boys piont of veiw . anyboby who wants a good laugh and a good cry should read this book .