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| ISBN: | 1481450182 (ISBN13: 9781481450188) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Track #2 |
Jason Reynolds
Hardcover | Pages: 233 pages Rating: 4.18 | 7583 Users | 1206 Reviews
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| Title | : | Patina (Track #2) |
| Author | : | Jason Reynolds |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 233 pages |
| Published | : | August 29th 2017 by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction. Sports. Young Adult. Fiction |
Description To Books Patina (Track #2)
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons—to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom any more: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her mom’s legs will one day take her away forever. So Patty’s also running for her mom, who can’t. But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up, it’s building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach won’t tolerate bad attitude. No day, no way. And now he wants Patty to run relay…where you have to depend on other people? How’s she going to do THAT?Rating About Books Patina (Track #2)
Ratings: 4.18 From 7583 Users | 1206 ReviewsWeigh Up About Books Patina (Track #2)
Loved this more than Ghost. The writing in Patina was full of lines that made me stop, write, doodle, and snap photos for Instagram. I think Patty might be my favorite Jason Reynolds character to date. A satisfying, feel-good, lovely sequel to a beloved book.3.5-4 stars Jason Reynolds is such an amazing writer! I was skeptical about grown man writing from the perspective of a young girl, but he nailed it! Patina was such an incredible character, and one I think so man young girls can relate to.Similar to the first book in this series, the main character joins a track team and runs from all their problems in life. For Patina it's her mother who cannot care for her and her sister, so they live with family. She also runs from a new school with new
The follow-up to the wonderful National Book Award finalist Ghost. This time, its about Patina, a different star runner on the elite middle school track team. Patina has a lot to run from in her life, and a lot to run for like her mom, who cannot run. But her resentments about her situation are starting to build up, and the coach is not going to put up with Patinas bad attitude much longer. Can she find a balance and learn to work with others in order to run on the relay team. This is a
My blog review:A year ago I received a box of ARCs from Simon & Schuster and, poking around, came across Jason Reynolds' Ghost. While I'd heard a great deal about wunderkind Reynolds and read with respect some of his YA work, that he had a middle grade book coming out was a complete surprise to me. About track --- my one competitive sport --- no less. And so I jumped right in and fell madly in love with it. (You can read my gushy review here.) And so now here we are a year later with the
Patina for a Newbery sticker this January! This is pretty close to perfect - it's got wonderful family interactions, different interesting friend groups, a protagonist who is struggling in day-to-day recognizable ways. One thing I love about this is the lack of a central conflict. Instead, Patty deals with everyday life and the inherent conflict being around other people brings. She reaches out. She compartmentalizes. She's ambitious and hardworking and open to new ideas.Reynolds is so assured
This book was shelved in the YA section at my library, but I'm not sure why, because it's solidly middle-grade. So it skewed younger than I was expecting. I'm not sure how to summarize this story. It doesn't really have a plot, as it covers a week or so in the life of Patina Jones, from one track meet to the next. Her life is pretty complicated, as she and her little sister live with their adoptive parents who are also their aunt and uncle. The girls' father died in his sleep, and their mother
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