after church, then they can talk about track.girls go to church with ma every Sunday.mom had legs amputated over time because of diabetes. after a cupcake party with dad, dad went to sleep and he never woke up.Patina remembers pretend cupcake parties with dad like other kids would have tea parties.Patina does her sisters hair every Sunday morning because Momly and Uncle Tony don’t know how.Patina gets 2nd place and gets really mad, she is angry the rest of the meet, doesn’t support the team.Ghost has a false start at his first race, he has to rerun the race and he still wins first place.Setting – Character: Patina, Lu, Sunny, and Ghost.First Line: Ain’t no such thing as a false start.Dedication: For those who’ve been passed the baton too young.The dots all connected.” 220 Possible Cautions:Īnger, parent death, diabetes, amputation, teasing, religion, grief, dialysis, divorce, car accident, surgery, broken arm, concussion Detailed Notes: They were my constellation, or however Becca was saying it. “Folks who try to do everything are usually avoiding one thing.” 146 Everyone but Sunny, who was chillin’, trapping his laughter in his face, as usual, so nobody knew what he was really thinking.” 97 “You can pout and shout, but you cannot check out.” 48 And now he wants Patty to run relay…where you have to depend on other people? How’s she going to do THAT? But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up, it’s building up a pretty bad attitude as well. 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. Today’s issues in an approachable/engaging style. Ghost, Patina, and Sunny are perfect for younger middle school students. I’ve been recommending Long Way Down and All American Boys since my first day at the middle school! After finishing my first book in the Track Series by Jason Reynolds, I added the entire series to my favorites pile.
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