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Reynolds, Jason

Patina

234 pp. | Atheneum/Dlouhy | August, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-5018-8 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-5020-1
(1) 4-6 Track series. First introduced in Ghost, Patina ("Patty") and her younger sister live with their godparents after their father's sudden death and mother's double amputation from diabetes. Track-and-field scenes (and drama) are interspersed with home and school scenes (and drama), with excellent insights into the life of an African American middle schooler; Patty's interactions as the new girl at an elite academy are especially humorous and authentic.
Reviewer: Eboni Njoku | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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