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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Jason Reynolds On Writing Beloved Characters 
 and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience
LOCATION:NorthEast-Millerton Library\, 75 Main St. Millerton\, NY 12546
DESCRIPTION:<p>Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author</p>\n<p
 >&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Rey
 nolds as we discuss his latest work\, Coach\, the fifth&ndash\;and last&nd
 ash\;entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive sto
 ries of Ghost\, Lu\, Patina\, and Sunny\, it&rsquo\;s finally time for Coa
 ch to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became
  an inspiring leader?</p>\n<p>Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet
  firm-handed guidance to Ghost\, Lu\, Patina\, and Sunny on the Defenders 
 track team\, he was little Otie Brody\, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.
 k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99&md
 ash\;and his own dad&mdash\;Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is prac
 tically his motto.</p>\n<p>Then his dad\, who is always away on business t
 rips\, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Ot
 ie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon&hellip\;maybe even 
 leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. Bu
 t one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are mi
 ssing&mdash\;right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory o
 f his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping\, but that can&rsquo\;t be 
 right\, can it?</p>\n<p>Unless all the reasons for his dad&rsquo\;s &ldquo
 \;gone&rsquo\;s&rdquo\; are very different from what he&rsquo\;s been told
 &hellip\; Because now\, not only are the Jordans missing\, but so is his f
 ather.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://libraryc.org/nemillertonlibrary/148217\">
 Register now to join in on the conversation about the final installment to
  Jason Reynold&rsquo\;s Track series!&nbsp\;</a></p>\n<p>About the Author:
  Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling auth
 or. Jason&rsquo\;s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man\, the Trac
 k series (Ghost\, Patina\, Sunny\, and Lu)\, Long Way Down\, which receive
 d a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, and a Correta Scott King Honor\, and 
 Look Both Ways\, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Recently named 
 the National Ambassador for Young People&rsquo\;s Literature\, Jason has a
 ppeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah\, Late Night with Seth Meyers\,
  and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University\, for the Wri
 ting for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington\, DC. You can fi
 nd his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<
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