Sometimes, it seems that the races speed her away from everything. Daily car rides filled with chitter chatter. The security in same old, same old turkey wings. Some days, you can look around and notice them all. At the same time, when you keep going – one powerful step in front of the other – you are collecting wins. But these losses are temporary unless you let them take you down. You can lose a lot of things: luck, people, races, the social game of school. But can you ever really run away from any of this? So Patty’s also running for her mom, who can’t. 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. 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. Patina, follows Ghost as the second title in Reynolds‘ Track series. Settling down into a time and place that he creates. A few chapters in and the inkling of worry disappears and I begin to sail through his beautiful story. Everything he writes is just beyond beyond. I must admit that I am now somewhat fearful when I pick up a new Jason Reynolds novel.
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