Patina (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481450188)

A New York Times Notable Children's Book

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds.

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team--a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she's been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY she's not able to live with her "real" mom any more: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her mom's legs will one day take her away forever. So Patty's also running for her mom, who can't. But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up, it's building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach won't tolerate bad attitude. No day, no way. And now he wants Patty to run relay...where you have to depend on other people? How's she going to do THAT?

Author: Jason Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1481450182
ISBN-13: 9781481450188
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2017
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 191429 / Patina


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017 pg. 161
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 62
BookPage 09/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 09/05/2017
School Library Journal 10/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 114
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style