Patina is a solid follow-up to Ghost, and readers will still have plenty to chew on thematically. A very nice signed copy of this second book in the Track series by New York Times best-selling, Kirkus Prize, NAACP Image Award, Schneider Family Book Award. Readers will readily identify with Patty as she tries to juggle all the responsibilities of school, family, and sports and the. She doesn't like to lose - ever - and she works really hard to make sure she doesn't. Ghost was more gripping readers watched him mature and grow tremendously in the novel. Our review: Parents say ( 1 ): Kids say ( 4 ): Solid storytelling and compelling action combines with well-rounded and lovable characters to make Patina, the second book in Jason Reynolds' Track series, a winner. What's the Story PATINA is the fastest girl on the Defenders track team. A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this New York Times bestselling. More significantly for Patty, trusting in your teammates and family members to pull their own weight is also important. Patty is an endearing character–and an enduring one, but she is more survivor than actor. Communication, personal responsibility, and plain ol’ teamwork are just as essential for a family as they are for a track team. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. A fast but fiery group of kids from wildly different backgrounds, chosen to compete on an elite track team. The motif of passing the baton is an apt one Patty has to work through interpersonal issues with her relay team just as she is trying to find her place in her own family. Race through Jason Reynolds’s New York Times bestselling Track series, now in a complete boxed set. The novel would be stronger if these issues were limited–not because children aren’t simultaneously juggling these in our world today, but because a middle grades novel can’t do justice to all of them at the same time. Patina is no exception: diabetes, death of a parent, racism, growing up too soon, bullying and peer pressure at school amidst regular church attendance and a living aunt and uncle shepherding her along. Reynolds has a penchant for tackling gritty, realistic situations in his popular fiction, but he also features strong father (and mother) figures and treats church/religion with respect. Like too many young women these days, she’s been “passed the baton too early.” And she’s learning how to receive a literal baton in track practice, too, as part of a new relay team that must work together.Ī companion novel to Ghost, Patina is a very different book. At home, Patty feels the burden of caring for her sister, keeping up with her schoolwork, and trying her hardest not to be a burden. A member of the same elite track team as Ghost, Patty runs her heart out at track practice, one of the few places she can shine on her own. “Patty ain’t no junk.” Her momma might be disabled due to diabetes, her daddy might be dead, she might be living with her aunt and uncle, and she might be one of two black girls in her all-white prep school…but she ain’t no junk. Recommended For: Middle grades, ages 10-12.Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12.
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