Patina
Ratings8
Average rating4.4
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Ratings8
Average rating4.4
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?
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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.
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Good continuation of the series. Patti was a solid character in Ghost and her expansion story was fully realized. Didn't like it as much as Ghost, but maybe that was because it lacked some of the dramatic zing. Still very well written and very real and relatable.
I was totally captivated by this story... the the end has thrown me for a loop. Now I need to get the next book ASAP
Jason Reynolds can do no wrong. I was about to “well actually” him at one point regarding blind handoffs in the 4x800 but he explained it and I realized I'm a jerk. 😂
This was a great read and I thought Patty's voice and her personal struggles came through so clearly. I found myself thinking that the stakes didn't seem quite as high as they did for Ghost, but also I guess that's a commentary on how gender roles/expectations shape kids–Ghost, when faced with a lot of problems at home, acts out, while Patty tries to fix everyone's problems and feels responsible when she can't. It's very believable.
