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A virtual talk with Jason Reynolds
VIRTUAL | After the event date, watch the talk any time through Library Speakers Consortium
Bestselling author Jason Reynolds discusses his latest work, Coach. 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?
Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99—and his own dad—Otie is a sprinter. But one morning Otie wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks, a pair of Jordans his dad bought him, missing—right off his feet! And then, not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father.
Reynolds fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series is a touching 1980s story about the forces and events that shaped the character of Coach.
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Long Way Down received a Newbery Honour, a Printz Honour, and a Coretta Scott King Honour, and Look Both Ways was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason is on faculty at Lesley University.
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This live, virtual event is presented by BPL's digital resource, Library Speakers Consortium, which curates virtual presentations with top authors from around the world.
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