A New York Times Bestselling Author
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Editors' Choice
Featured On CBS This Morning
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature
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.
Age Range: 12-17 | Grade Level: 7-9 | Lexile Measure: 1040L