Showing 1–8 of 8 titles

• Author: Jason Reynolds
• List: Notable Children's Books
• Format: Book

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  Ain’t Burned All the Bright

  By Jason Reynolds (Author), Jason Griffin (Illustrator)

  An interplay of poetry and art showcases a Black family during the first summer of COVID. In three breaths, the teen narrator describes how his family copes with the challenges of that time. 

  • Fiction, Poetry, Verse Novel, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2023 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781534439467
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  As Brave As You

  By Jason Reynolds

  As their parents try to repair their marriage, brothers Ernie and Genie uncover family history and the extent of their own bravery, while spending an eye-opening summer with their grandparents in Virginia.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781481415903
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  Ghost

  By Jason Reynolds

  Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle-school track team, but his past slows him down.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781481450157
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  Long Way Down

  By Jason Reynolds

  Terse, sharp verse depicts a desperate teenager seeking to avenge the shooting death of his brother. Gun tucked into his waistband, he is shocked by the appearance of childhood friends and relatives on a chilling sixty-second elevator ride. Visceral language and raw emotion result in a powerful novel of grief and vengeance.

  • Fiction, Verse Novel
  • John Newbery Medal 2018 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781481438254
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  Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

  By Jason Reynolds

  What happens after school? These 10 interconnected stories will tell you, block by block.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781481438285
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  Patina

  By Jason Reynolds

  Patty's triad of home, track, and school lives forces her to become reliant on others while altering her self-confidence and core values.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781481450188
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  Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

  By Sonja Cherry-Paul (Author), Jason Reynolds (Author), Ibram X. Kendi (Author), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)

  This young reader’s adaptation of Stamped explores the origin of racist ideas, their impact today, and how readers can work to practice antiracism.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316167581
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  Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

  By Jason Reynolds (Author), Ibram X. Kendi (Author)

  An exploration of racism in the United States through the past 400 hundred years is presented with humanity and wit.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780316453691