Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson • Related Edition: Young Readers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1130L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
- Lawyers--Biography
- Law | Criminal Law | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Social Science | Penology
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- Biography / Autobiography
- Political Science | Public Policy | General
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2015

In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2023
Social Action Winner, 2015
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