Ghost

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Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians	Children's Large Print Books	j FICTION Reynolds CL10780
Location	CLP - Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians
Collection	Children's Large Print Books
Call Number	j FICTION Reynolds CL10780
Oakmont Carnegie Library	Large Print	LP YA REY
Location	Oakmont Carnegie Library
Collection	Large Print
Call Number	LP YA REY

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Summary

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "*Starred Review* Castle Ghost Cranshaw has been running for three years, ever since the night his father shot a gun at him and his mother. When he gets recruited by a local track coach for a championship team, they strike a deal: if Ghost can stop getting into fights at school, he can run for the Defenders, but one altercation and he's gone. Despite Ghost's best intentions, everyone always has something to say about his raggedy shoes, homemade haircut, ratty clothes, or his neighborhood, and he doesn't last 24 hours without a brawl. Will Coach and his mom give him another chance to be part of something bigger than himself, or is he simply destined to explode? With his second fantastic middle-grade novel of the year (As Brave as You, 2016), the ferociously talented Reynolds perfectly captures both the pain and earnest longing of a young boy. The first in the four-book Track series, this is raw and lyrical, and as funny as it is heartbreaking. It tackles issues such as theft, bullying, and domestic violence with candor and bravery, while opening a door for empathy and discussion. An absolute must-read for anyone who has ever wondered how fast you must be to run away from yourself. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Is anyone else putting out so many stellar books so quickly? The author of The Boy in the Black Suit and All American Boys (both 2015) keeps dashing along.--Worthington, Becca Copyright 2016 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Reynolds (As Brave As You) uses a light hand to delve into topics that include gun violence, class disparity, and bullying in this compelling series opener. Seventh-grader Castle Cranshaw, nicknamed Ghost, knows nothing about track when a former Olympian recruits him as a sprinter for one of the city's youth teams. As far as Ghost is concerned, "whoever invented track got the whole gun means go thing right," something he learned firsthand when his father tried to shoot Ghost and his mother in their apartment three years prior. The trauma has had ripple effects on Ghost, including angry outbursts ("I was the boy.... with all the scream inside"), altercations at school, stealing, and lying. Joining the track team provides new friends, goals, and an opportunity for Ghost to move beyond his past. Ghost is a well-meaning, personable narrator whose intense struggles are balanced by a love of world records, sunflower seeds, and his mother. Coach's relationship with Ghost develops into a surrogate father-son scenario, adding substantial emotional resonance and humor to the mix. Ages 10-up. Agent: Elena Giovinazzo, Pippin Properties. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."

Additional Information

Series	Reynolds, Jason. Track ; bk. 1. #1 - Ghost
Subjects	Running -- Juvenile fiction. Track and field -- Juvenile fiction. Self-realization -- Juvenile fiction. Coaches (Athletics) -- Juvenile fiction. Large type books. Running -- Fiction. Track and field -- Fiction. Self-realization -- Fiction. Coaches (Athletics) -- Fiction.
Publisher	Farmington Hills, Mich. :2018
Language	English
Description	197 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN	9781432860868 1432860860
Other	Classic View