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SUMMARY:On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds
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DESCRIPTION:On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds\n\n04/30/26 06:00 PM CST\n - 04/30/26 07:00 PM CST\Description:\nProgram Type:\n Book Talk\n\nAge Group: \nElementary, Teens, Adults\n\nProgram Description\n\nEvent Details\n\nJoin us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth, and last, entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader? \n\nAbout the Author: Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.\n
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<p>Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work,&nbsp;<em>Coach</em>, the fifth, and last, entry in the highly popular&nbsp;<em>Track</em>&nbsp;series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it&rsquo;s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader?&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>About the Author:&nbsp;</strong>Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason&rsquo;s many books include&nbsp;<em>Miles Morales: Spider Man</em>, the&nbsp;<em>Track</em>&nbsp;series (<em>Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu</em>),<em>&nbsp;Long Way Down</em>, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and&nbsp;<em>Look Both Ways</em>, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People&rsquo;s Literature, Jason has appeared on&nbsp;<em>The Daily Show</em>&nbsp;with Trevor Noah,&nbsp;<em>Late Night</em>&nbsp;with Seth Meyers, and&nbsp;<em>CBS This Morning</em>. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.</p>

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