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Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the climax to the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Track series from Jason Reynolds.
Lu was born to be co captain of the Defenders. Well, actually, he was born albino, but that’s got nothing to do with being a track star. Lu has swagger, plus the talent to back it up, and with all that—not to mention the gold chains and diamond earrings—no one’s gonna outshine him.
Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu’s way—literally and not-so-literally—and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means.
Expect the unexpected in this final event in Jason Reynold’s award-winning and bestselling Track series.
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Satisfying ending to a middle grade series with so much heart, authenticity, and humor. Reynolds' facility with language remains impressive and his messages here are delivered without being didactic. Guy Lockard did such a great job with the audio books, will miss listening to these.
Oh, Jason Reynolds, you can tell a story! Not only do you write a story that is a-can't-put-it-down-read-to-the-end story, but it's a story that shares Important Things About Life without (miraculously) shoving the story or the morals down your throat.
Almost nobody else in the world, not even our very, very best writers, can do this.
Lu is the story of an albino boy in a hard-working black family who is trying to do hurdles and keeps messing up. His dad has had problems in the past. His coach has had problems in the past. His friends have had problems in the past.
In short, everybody in the story has troubles. In short, it is a very real book.
Jason Reynolds, I adore you. I hope you are writing away. We need more books from you.
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3 primary booksTrack is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Jason Reynolds and Jason Reynolds.