Overview
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 teamāa 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 reasonsāto escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school sheās been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY sheās not able to live with her ārealā mom any more: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her momās legs will one day take her away forever. So Pattyās also running for her mom, who canāt. But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up, itās building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach wonāt tolerate bad attitude. No day, no way. And now he wants Patty to run relayā¦where you have to depend on other people? Howās she going to do THAT?
This book title, Patina, ISBN: 9781481450188, by Jason Reynolds, published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (August 29, 2017) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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