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  • Jason Reynolds: 2016 National Book Festival

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  • Jason Reynolds discusses "Ghost" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Event Date

  • September 24, 2016

Notes

  • -  Jason Reynolds is an author and works at Lesley University, teaching in the writing for young people MFA program. He is the author of "When I Was the Greatest," "The Boy in the Black Suit" and "All American Boys." Reynolds has received an award for top book of the year from the New York Public Library system and a Coretta Scott King Award. His latest novel, "Ghost" , tells the story of Ghost, a boy who wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but whose past is slowing him down. Reynolds lives in New York.

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  • 30 minutes 34 seconds

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