# Patina - Hardcover

by **Jason Reynolds** (Author)

****A _New York Times_ Notable Children's Book****

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist _Ghost_ by _New York Times_ bestselling author Jason Reynolds.

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team--a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

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?

### Author Biography

Jason Reynolds is a #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, a two-time Odyssey Award Honoree, the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. He was also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. His many books include _All American Boys_ (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); _When I Was the Greatest_; _The Boy in the Black Suit_; _Stamped_; _As Brave as You_; _For Every One_; the Track series (_Ghost, Patina, Sunny_, and _Lu_); _Look Both Ways_; _Stuntboy, in the Meantime_; _Ain't Burned All the Bright,_ and _My Name Is Jason. Mine Too._ (both cowritten with Jason Griffin); and _Long Way Down_, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** August 29, 2017

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Patina

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.7

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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