I set a goal for myself for this summer and into
This upcoming school year to expand my
classroom library. A request was made for me
to include more sports books. I snagged this
series on sale on Amazon before summer break and finally had a chance to sit down and read it.
I had never read anything by Jason Reynolds before. However, friends in my PLN has cautionedme. They told me that I need to make sure I
have the time to read this particular author
because once I would start, I most likely would
not be able to stop.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I’m not really
into sports lit. Or so I thought. I figured these
books would take me a few weeks to read at
least. Nope. I read them in less than 36 hours.
The story sucks you in. I would say that it’s
written on a middle school level for sure.
The characters are younger. But the
relationships. Wow. You simply can’t stop
reading. Everyone is intertwined in some way.
Everyone has a unique story. The lessons and messages are beautiful and inspiring. I would
venture to guess that if a reader was never an
athlete, these books may inspire them to join a
team.
I can’t wait to “showcase” these books in
August. I also can’t wait to read some more of
Jason’s work. What a treat!!!
Yippee for the GHOST series!! We read aloud GHOST as an entire middle school last year, because Jason Reynolds was coming to VISIT!!! Please tell me you'll read LONG WAY DOWN next... a teammate and I read this one aloud to our classes - it's so important and full of questions and concerns and... oh, please. Take an hour to read that one, Leigh Anne. You won't be disappointed. 👍
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