Patina
by Jason Reynolds
Patina "Patty" Jones is a talented runner on the Defenders track team who must learn to balance her responsibilities at home, her dreams of running, and learning to rely on her teammates. This is the second book in the Track series about a group of middle school runners.
6+ GradeSeries
About Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle grade audiences. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and had an early focus on poetry, publishing many poetry collections before his first novel in 2014, When I Was the Greatest, which won the John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
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