Online Author Talk | Jason Reynolds: Beloved Characters & Portrayals of Resilience
Join best-selling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader?
Born little Otie Brody, he was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (aka. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99—and his own dad—Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto.
One day his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans, fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing—right off his feet! Not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father!
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About the Author: Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.
