Review: Dear Manny

Dear Manny by Nic Stone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jared has decided to run for junior class president and knows his opponent, a far-right business major who flaunts his white privilege.  He wants to keep the momentum of progress in his college and believes he is the best candidate.  That is until a third person enters the race.  Jared quickly finds out that this recent transfer student has brains as well as beauty.  As he struggles with his own white privilege, he starts writing letters to his dead best friend, Manny. 

Dear Manny is the third book in the Dear Martin series.  Stone continues the format of the first two books while also portraying the white view of the story.  She mentions at the beginning in an author’s note that she never planned to write a white guy book, but this story was calling for her to write.  The story can be read on its own for those who pick it up first, but the overall story is more enjoyable with the first two books read ahead of time.  Dear Manny is an easy yet thought-provoking read for everyone.  

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