Jason Reynolds Explained

Jason Reynolds
Birth Date:6 December 1983
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Language:English
Alma Mater:University of Maryland
Genre:Young adult fiction
Notableworks:
Awards:Coretta Scott King Award
NAACP Image Award
Carnegie Medal
Margaret A. Edwards Award
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Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audience. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and had an early focus on poetry, publishing several poetry collections before his first novel in 2014, When I Was The Greatest, which won the John Steptoe Award for New Talent.

In the next four years, Reynolds wrote eight more novels, most notably the New York Times best-selling Track series—Ghost (2016), Patina (2017), Sunny (2018), Lu (2018)—and As Brave as You (2016). Ghost was a National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature and As Brave as You won the Kirkus Prize, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teen, and the Schneider Family Book Award. Reynolds also wrote a Marvel Comics novel called Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2017).

In 2017, Reynolds returned to poetry with Long Way Down, a novel in verse that was named a Newbery Honor book, a Printz Honor Book, and best young adult work by the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards. In 2019, he wrote Look Both Ways, for which he won a Carnegie Medal.

From 2020 to 2022, Reynolds was the Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.[1] [2]

In 2023, Reynolds won the Margaret A. Edwards Award.[3]

Early life, education and influences

Reynolds was born on December 6, 1983,[4] [5] in Washington, DC, and grew up just across Maryland border in Oxon Hill,[6] a neighborhood where his mother, a specialeducation teacher in a Maryland public school, could afford a house with a yard and enough space for Reynolds, his three siblings, and sometimes other extended family.[7]

At nine years old, Reynolds was inspired by Queen Latifah'sthird album, Black Reign, to start writing poetry.[8] Outside of her rap, few literary works spoke to his experience of urban life growing up as a black child and then teenager in the 1980s and 1990s, and he didn't start reading books until he was 17. In the meantime, Tupac and Biggie also formed major influences.

One of Reynolds's earliest poems dealt with his grandmother's death in 1994 when he was 10.[9] He wrote a few lines in an effort to console his mother, who printed the poem on the program for the funeral, and after that Reynolds wrote poems as each of his grandmother's siblings passed. Moved by these experiences of "the power of language", he continued to pursue poetry through high school, graduating from Bishop McNamara High School in 2000, and college, even as he received poor grades and discouragement from professors in his English courses at the University of Maryland (he ultimately graduated with a BA in English.)[10]

While an undergraduate, Reynolds met collaborator Jason Griffin, who became his roommate. Reynolds was also introduced to spoken word in this period[11] and began performing,[12] including eventually solo shows, and in 2001, his first book came out, a poetry collection called Let Me Speak.[13]

During college, Reynolds also worked at a DC bookstore chain called Karibu Books, which specialized in African-American literature. At Karibu he encountered prose that resonated with him for the first time, such as Richard Wright's novel Black Boy. Enthralled with Wright's novel from the first page, Reynolds next began making his way through the great works of African-American literature on the store's shelves, reading James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Toni Morrison. While at Karibu he also encountered street fiction, also known as urban fiction, which is a literary genre Reynolds compares to rap's capacity for being "raw and honest. For some kids, this was their life."

Personal life

Reynolds moved back to Washington, D.C., from Brooklyn in 2016. He collects items related to African-American literature, including a letter by Langston Hughes, a pre-publication review copy of Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land and an autographed first edition copy of Toni Morrison's Beloved. He appeared on Antiques Roadshow in 2021 to discuss his collecting.[14]

Selected works

Reynolds does not start with a particular age audience in mind; instead he focuses on trying to write the voice of his characters authentically and lets that dictate whom the book would appeal to.[15] All of his writings feature minority characters, which he sees as a reflection of the modern world.[15]

Early works

After graduating from college, Reynolds moved to New York with a classmate, Jason Griffin; in 2005, the pair self-published a collaboration, collecting Griffin's visual art and Reynolds's poetry, called SELF. The book earned the pair an agent and then a book contract. Four years later they published My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way, a memoir about moving to New York to pursue their dreams, expressed through Reynolds's poetry and Griffin's illustrations.[16] They published the book with the HarperTeen imprint of HarperCollins, working with editor Joanna Cotler (after Cotler retired, she referred him to Caitlin Dlouhy, who would become the editor on his next seven books). In the meantime, Reynolds moved home to DC in 2008 after losing his apartment in New York. He worked at a department store—the Lord & Taylor in North Bethesda, Maryland—to pay the bills, going to a Borders bookstore on his lunch break to see his book arrive on the shelf in 2009. Next, he became a caseworker in a mental health clinic his father directed.

Eventually, Reynolds returned to New York, again working in retail while he applied to graduate school, unsuccessfully because of his college grades. Nevertheless, he began writing a young adult novel[17] —"often while standing at the cash register when business was slow" at the Rag & Bone store he managed—spurred by his friend Chris Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers and himself an author and illustrator. Reynolds had told Chris he had basically stopped writing, but Chris pointed out that with his father aging (the elder Myers died in 2014), there would soon be a shortage of new works written about young black children, particularly black boys. He suggested Reynolds look at some of his father's old works, and The Young Landlords particularly connected with Reynolds; the work gave Reynolds the confidence to "write in my voice, use my tongue, my language, my style, and write a story. Before that I always felt like I wasn't good enough because I wasn't Baldwin, or Toni Mor, or Richard Wright", but after reading Myers's work, "the floodgates were opened."

In 2014, Reynolds published When I Was The Greatest (with the Atheneum imprint of Simon & Schuster),[18] a young adult novel set in Reynolds' own neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant.[19] For the work, Reynolds won the 2015 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent from the American Library Association.

In 2015, Reynolds published The Boy in the Black Suit, about a child grieving the loss of his mother. It won a Coretta Scott King Honor from the American Library Association.

All American Boys (2015)

See main article: All American Boys.

Also in 2015, Reynolds published All American Boys, co-authored with Brendan Kiely.[20] The book depicts a black teenager assaulted in a convenience store by a white police officer who wrongly suspects him of stealing. The book is written in two voices, with Reynolds writing from the point of view of the teenaged victim, Rashad Butler, in a hospital bed, while Kiely wrote the character Quinn Collins, a white teenager and family friend of the police officer, who witnessed the violent attack. In a review for The New York Times, Kelka Magoon found both main characters "successfully drawn" and called the novel "a book to be grappled with, challenged by, and discussed. All American Boys represents one voice—even better, two voices—in a national conversation that must continue beyond its pages."

The book arose from personal conversations between Reynolds, who is black, and Kiely, who is white. The two met on a Simon & Schuster book tour in 2013, which coincided with the news that George Zimmerman had been acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Though strangers, Reynolds and Kiely began to share their feelings, each finding the other was "as frustrated as angry and as confused as I was", as Reynolds put it. A friendship developed and the conversations continued with increasing urgency; after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, Kiely reached out to Reynolds to propose they write a book addressing police brutality and racial profiling.[21]

The book won the inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award from the We Need Diverse Books organization,[22] as well as a Coretta Scott King Honor.[23]

As Brave as You (2016)

See main article: As Brave as You.

In 2016, Reynolds published As Brave as You,[24] which won the 2016 Kirkus Prize,[25] [26] the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teen,[27] the 2017 Schneider Family Book Award,[28] and the 2017 Coretta Scott King Honor.[29] The book describes two African-American brothers from Brooklyn who are sent to spend the summer with their grandfather in Virginia.[30] In The Washington Post, a reviewer said, "Reynolds deftly blends humor and heart through lively dialogue and spot-on sibling dynamics."

Track series (2016-2018)

The Track series follows a different protagonist in each novel, all of whom are members of the Defenders, an elite track team. In 2016, Reynolds published Ghost,[31] a National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.[32] Reviewing Ghost in The New York Times, Kate Messner said that in his title character, Reynolds has created a protagonist "whose journey is so genuine that he's worthy of a place alongside Ramona and Joey Pigza on the bookshelves where our most beloved, imperfect characters live."[33] Ghost was published by the Caitlyn Dlouhy imprint of Atheneum on August 30, 2016.[34]

Three more books have followed in the series.[35] Patina (2017) depicts another young star runner, Patina "Patty" Jones.[36] Patty feels out of place at her nearly all-white private school. Patty and her younger sister live with their dead father's brother and his white wife because their birth mother is unable to take care of them after losing her legs due to diabetes. Critics noted the deft way the book handles many issues including teamwork[36] and non-traditional family structures.[36] This was the first book Reynolds had written with a female point of view.[37] Reynolds wanted to write about the special burdens some teen girls assume in their families. In his New York Times review, Tom Rinaldi called the novel "excellent". The book was also well received by other reviewers, earning a starred review in Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal,[38] Horn Book Magazine,[39] and Booklist.[40]

The third installment in the series, called Sunny, was released on April 10, 2018.[41] Paste magazine named the audiobook, narrated by Guy Lockard, one of the 13 best of 2018 to date, saying, "The whole series is a must-listen, but Sunny is a particular treat" thanks to the Lockard's portrayal of the "lolling, goofball voice" of the novel's first-person protagonist.[42]

The fourth installment in the series, called Lu, was released October 23, 2018.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2017)

Reynolds is the author of Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2017),[43] [44] a novel based on the Marvel Comics' Afro-Puerto Rican teen character.[45] Reynolds has described his ambitions for the book as similar to Jordan Peele's approach to Get Out, namely to engage the audience with systemic social issues by "distill[ing] it down to a single family." Speaking to School Library Journal, Reynolds said, "It was a trip to take these issues I care so much about and figure out what they look like as a person. What do they sound like? How do they dress? How do they act? What do they do?" Reviewing the book for the Washington City Paper, Kayla Randall said, "The result...was exceptional."

Long Way Down (2017)

See main article: Long Way Down (book). Reynolds's 2017 book, Long Way Down, is a novel written in verse. It describes a 15-year-old who sees his brother shot to death, drawing on Reynolds's experience of having a friend murdered when Reynolds was 19. Reynolds was moved to write the book by his visits to juvenile detention centers, where he frequently encounters children caught in a cycle of violence that, under slightly different circumstances, might have been his own: Reynolds has said that after his own friend's murder, he and other friends planned to seek revenge but never did so as the perpetrator wasn't conclusively identified, something he looked back on and "realized how lucky that was." Long Way Down was named a 2018 Newbery Honor book by the American Library Association,[46] a Printz Honor Book, best young adult work at the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards,[47] a Walter Dean Myers Award from the We Need Diverse Books organization, a Coretta Scott King Honor, and a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens.[48] An adaptation by Martine Kei Green-Rogers of Long Way Down was commissioned by the Kennedy Center and performed at the Kennedy Center's Family Theater in October/November 2018.

In October 2020, a graphic novel edition of Long Way Down was published with art by Danica Novgorodoff.[49]

For Every One (2018)

On April 10, 2018, Reynolds released For Every One,[50] a work of poetry. He originally performed the poem at the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at the Kennedy Center.[51] Two weeks later, Reynolds occupied three slots on The New York Times best-seller lists for children's literature: two on the young adult hardcover list (Long Way Down and For Every One),[52] and one on the children's series list for the Track series.[53]

"Ten Things I've Been Meaning to Say to You" (2018)

Reynolds published a list for teenagers with 10 things he thought they should know about life and their futures. It was posted on May 28, 2018, on Powell's Book Blog.[54]

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (2019)

See main article: Look Both Ways (Reynolds novel).

Look Both Ways was published on October 8, 2019. The story is told across ten blocks in different perspectives as middle schoolers walk home from school.[55] On the day of its release, Look Both Ways became a finalist for the National Book Award[56] and later made the New York Times Best Sellers List.[57] Jason Reynolds explained that he wanted to explore kids' autonomy in this book, saying, "It is a time when they are unsupervised" and they "get to learn about the world on their own, for better or for worse."[58] He won the 2021 Carnegie Medal for the book.[59]

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (2019-2021)

Reynolds announced Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You in August 2019 in collaboration with Ibram X. Kendi.[60] Releasing in March 2020, Reynolds' book is an adaptation of Kendi's book Stamped from the Beginning, which won the National Book Award in 2016. The book is for teens and young adults and serves to start a conversation among them about race and racism in America. Reynolds says, "I think that we have a rare opportunity to give the historical context of how we made it here today. This is the definitive history of race in America from the 1400s to today. It isn't about how to fix it per se. It's just about contextualizing why it is the way it is."

In 2021, Reynolds, alongside Kendi and Sonja Cherry-Paul, published Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You, which was illustrated by Rachelle Baker. The book is a New York Times best seller.[61]

Podcast series, Radiotopia presents: My Mother Made Me (2022)

In 2022, Reynolds wrote and hosted My Mother Made Me, a podcast he made in collaboration with Radiotopia. The podcast description reads, "My Mother Made Me is a four-episode series from Radiotopia Presents, where writer Jason Reynolds and his mother, Isabell, explore their shared history, how she raised him, and what they’re teaching each other. They go deep – birth, death, spirituality… but they also keep it light: pushing a cart through Costco, birthday lunches, and hitting the casino together. That’s just how they do."[62]

Selected awards and honors

Selected accolades for Jason Reynolds!Year!Work!Accolade!Result!Ref.
2015When I Was the GreatestJohn Steptoe New Talent AwardWinner[63]
2016GhostNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureFinalist[64]
All American BoysWalter Dean Myers AwardWinner[65]
Coretta Scott King AwardHonor[66]
Coretta Scott King AwardHonor
2017GhostAmerican Library Association's Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop 10[67]
As Brave as YouCoretta Scott King AwardHonor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/TeensWinner[68]
GhostOdyssey AwardHonor[69] [70]
2018Long Way DownCoretta Scott King AwardHonor[71]
Edgar Award for Best Young Adult WorkWinner[72]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/TeensFinalist[73]
Newbery MedalHonor
Michael L. Printz AwardHonor[74]
2019Look Both WaysNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureFinalist[75]
2020Coretta Scott King AwardHonor
National Ambassador of Young People's Literature at Library of CongressSelection[76]
2021Look Both WaysCarnegie MedalWinner[77]
2023When I was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, All American Boys, Ghost, Long Way DownMargaret A. Edwards AwardWinner[78]

Publications

Standalone books

Stuntboy series

Track series

Podcast series

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2022-12-06 . Library of Congress To Celebrate Jason Reynolds . 2022-12-06 . Kirkus Reviews . en . December 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206172817/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/library-of-congress-to-celebrate-jason-reynolds/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-01-30 . Jason Reynolds Wins 2023 Edwards Award for 'When I was the Greatest,' 'The Boy in the Black Suit,' 'All American Boys,' 'Ghost" and "Long Way Down' . 2023-11-20 . American Library Association . en . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806031320/https://www.ala.org/news/2023/01/jason-reynolds-wins-2023-edwards-award-when-i-was-greatest-boy-black-suit-all-american#:~:text=Long%20Way%20Down'-,Jason%20Reynolds%20Wins%202023%20Edwards%20Award%20for%20'When%20I%20was,%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9CLong%20Way%20Down' . live .
  4. Web site: Reynolds. Jason. December 6, 2019. Today, I've been alive 36 years.. 2020-11-10. Twitter. en. December 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206221209/https://twitter.com/JasonReynolds83/status/1202932777374670851. live.
  5. Web site: Just received the best birthday news from my editor...SUNNY is done!. Reynolds. Jason. Twitter. en. 31 March 2018. December 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216080941/https://twitter.com/JasonReynolds83/status/938434907663151104. live.
  6. News: How a kid who didn't read a book until he was 17 grew up to become a literary star. Krug. Nora. October 23, 2017. The Washington Post. April 2, 2018. en-US. 0190-8286. May 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513001732/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/he-didnt-read-books-as-a-kid-but-jason-reynolds-wants-to-make-sure-your-kids-do/2017/10/23/ed4b55da-9d4c-11e7-9083-fbfddf6804c2_story.html. live.
  7. News: Corbett. Sue. Jason Reynolds Is the Hardest-Working Man in Washington. 1 April 2018. Publishers Weekly. Jul 14, 2017. en. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075253/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/74244-jason-reynolds-is-the-hardest-working-man-in-washington.html. live.
  8. News: Foster. Jordan. Jason Reynolds: From Kid Poet to Award-Winning Author. 31 March 2018. Publishers Weekly. April 17, 2017. en. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075330/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/73381-jason-reynolds-from-kid-poet-to-award-winning-author.html. live.
  9. News: The Graceful Power of Novelist Jason Reynolds. Brown. Lesley-Ann. August 22, 2015. NBC News. April 30, 2018. en-US. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401080918/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/graceful-power-novelist-jason-reynolds-n399721. live.
  10. Web site: Jason Reynolds Publishes Novel English Department. www.english.umd.edu. University of Maryland. 1 April 2018. en. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075851/http://www.english.umd.edu/featured_profiles/5503. live.
  11. Web site: A brief timeline of my career (so far...). Reynolds. Jason. November 1, 2011. Jason Reynolds. April 30, 2018. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094106/http://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/i-am-jason-reynolds/2011/11/01/a-brief-timeline-of-my-career-so-far. live.
  12. News: Local Listings for the District of Columbia. 2004-06-13. The Washington Post. April 30, 2018. en-US. 0190-8286. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501092940/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/2004/06/13/local-listings-for-the-district-of-columbia/f6273e5d-a6f6-420b-843f-2fda4b77e272/. live.
  13. Book: Reynolds, Jason. Let me speak---. 2002. Mwaza Publications. 0971766347. Baltimore, MD. 436734417. en.
  14. News: Kennedy. Mark. May 3, 2021. 'Antiques Roadshow' flips the script with celebrity editions. ABC News. May 4, 2021. May 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503231400/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/antique-roadshow-flips-script-celebrity-editions-77464361. live.
  15. Wilde . Susie . Jason Reynolds . Audiofile . 26 . 6 . 2018 . 22–23 .
  16. News: Spoken Word Poems With Jason Reynolds. Callard. Abby. Smithsonian. May 1, 2018. en. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224349/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/spoken-word-poems-with-jason-reynolds-16594151/. live.
  17. News: Fleming. Alexandra Rockey. October 24, 2017. Meet the Inspiring Author Who Writes He Wanted to Read Growing Up: 'Every Kid Knows Fear'. en. People. 1 April 2018. April 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404224734/https://people.com/human-interest/jason-reynolds-author-long-way-down/. live.
  18. News: WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST by Jason Reynolds. October 20, 2013. Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2018. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101224/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/when-i-was-the-greatest/. live.
  19. News: Children's Book Review: When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds. S&S/Atheneum, $17.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-4424-5947-2. October 28, 2013. Publishers Weekly. April 1, 2018. en. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035546/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4424-5947-2. live.
  20. News: 'All American Boys,' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Magoon. Kekla. 2015-12-18. The New York Times. April 8, 2018. en-US. 0362-4331. April 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409045524/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/books/review/all-american-boys-by-jason-reynolds-and-brendan-kiely.html. live.
  21. News: 'All American Boys': A Young Adult Book About A Police Beating And A Hard Choice. Bates. Karen Grigsby. November 25, 2015. NPR. April 8, 2018. en. April 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405185258/https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/11/25/457168819/all-american-boys-a-young-adult-book-about-a-police-beating-and-a-hard-choice. live.
  22. News: Reynolds, Kiely win WNDB's debut Walter Award. Kirch. Claire. 20 January 2016. Publishers Weekly. 9 January 2017. September 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924110119/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/69190-reynolds-kiely-win-wndb-s-debut-walter-award.html. live.
  23. News: 'Being Jazz' and other best YA and children's books this month. Meizner. Kathie. July 4, 2016. The Washington Post. April 30, 2018. Nolan. Abby McGanney. en-US. 0190-8286. Quattlebaum. Mary. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501160905/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/being-jazz-and-other-best-ya-and-childrens-books-this-month/2016/07/04/fbd32d5a-3716-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html. live.
  24. News: Children's Book Review: As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds. May 9, 2016. Publishers Weekly. June 6, 2017. en. August 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021131/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4814-1590-3. live.
  25. News: The finalists for this year's Kirkus Prizes. September 20, 2016. The Washington Post. May 1, 2018. en-US. 0190-8286. November 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181101135903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-finalists-for-this-years-kirkus-prizes/2016/09/19/4851aa30-7e98-11e6-8d13-d7c704ef9fd9_story.html. live.
  26. News: AS BRAVE AS YOU by Jason Reynolds. March 30, 2016. Kirkus Reviews. June 6, 2017. en-us. August 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807024740/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/as-brave-as-you/. live.
  27. News: NAACP Image Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List. Aiello. McKenna. February 11, 2017. E! Online. May 1, 2018. en-US. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224442/https://www.eonline.com/news/827168/naacp-image-awards-2017-winners-the-complete-list. live.
  28. News: American Library Assn.'s 2017 award winners include 'March: Book Three' by Rep. John Lewis. French. Agatha. January 23, 2017. Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2017. en-US. 0458-3035. December 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208062526/http://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-ala-winners-20170123-story.html. live.
  29. News: Jason Reynolds Is Revolutionizing the Art of Writing Characters. Randall. Kayla. January 4, 2018. Washington City Paper. April 7, 2018. en. June 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044430/https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/books/article/20987571/jason-reynolds-miles-morales-spiderman-novel-for-marvel-comics-is-exceptional. live.
  30. Bush. Elizabeth. May 18, 2016. As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds (review). Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. en. 69. 10. 541. 10.1353/bcc.2016.0477. 201755117 . 1558-6766. April 8, 2018. April 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043628/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/618554. live.
  31. News: Children's Book Review: Ghost by Jason Reynolds. August 8, 2016. Publishers Weekly. June 6, 2017. en. May 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170503185113/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4814-5015-7. live.
  32. News: Authors, friends share their inspiration for new books. Quattlebaum. Mary. November 1, 2016. The Washington Post. June 6, 2017. November 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161102165029/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/authors-friends-share-their-inspiration-for-new-books/2016/11/01/79a29ebc-9baa-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html. live.
  33. News: A Young Sprinter Finds His Team in 'Ghost'. Messner. Kate. 26 August 2016. The New York Times. June 6, 2017. December 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161205091145/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/books/review/jason-reynolds-ghost.html. live.
  34. News: GHOST by Jason Reynolds. July 20, 2016. Kirkus Reviews. June 6, 2017. en-us. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124141613/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/ghost-track/. live.
  35. News: Running for Their Lives in Two Middle-Grade Novels About Track Teams. Rinaldi. Tom. August 25, 2017. The New York Times. April 2, 2018. en-US. 0362-4331. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101753/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/books/review/jason-reynolds-patina-track-teams.html. live.
  36. News: PATINA From the "Track" series, volume 2 by Jason Reynolds. July 2, 2017. Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2018. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101755/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/patina/. live.
  37. Corbett . Sue . Jason Reynolds: Writing as Fast as He Can . Publishers Weekly . 264 . 11 . 13 March 2017 . 22 .
  38. News: Sommer. Shelley. Patina by Jason Reynolds Review. May 16, 2018. School Library Journal. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152621/https://www.slj.com/2017/09/reviews/books/patina-by-jason-reynolds-slj-review/. live.
  39. News: Njoku. Ebony. Review of Patina. 16 May 2018. Horn Book Magazine. November–December 2017. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082219/https://www.hbook.com/2017/12/choosing-books/review-of-the-week/review-of-patina/. live.
  40. News: Worthington. Becca. Patina Review. 16 May 2018. Booklist. August 2017. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082227/https://www.booklistonline.com/Patina-Jason-Reynolds/pid=8963655. live.
  41. Web site: SUNNY From the "Track" series, volume 3 by Jason Reynolds; illustrated by Jason Reynolds. April 7, 2018. Kirkus Reviews. April 11, 2018. April 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145233/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/sunny/. live.
  42. News: The Best Audiobooks of 2018 (So Far). Gunderson. Alexis. April 30, 2018. April 30, 2018. April 30, 2018. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094715/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/best-audiobooks-of-2018-so-far.html. live.
  43. Johnston, Rich (July 23, 2016). "Jason Reynolds To Write A Miles Morales Spider-Man Young Adult Novel" . Bleeding Cool.
  44. Herviou, Nicole (May 20, 2017). "Check out this exclusive art for the new Spider-Man novel" . Mashable.
  45. Web site: Jason Reynolds On "Miles Morales," Spider-Man, and His Secret Superpower. Diaz. Shelley. July 11, 2017. www.slj.com. School Library Journal. en-US. April 7, 2018. April 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141337/https://www.slj.com/2017/07/interviews/jason-reynolds-on-miles-morales-spider-man-and-his-secret-superpower/. live.
  46. News: Kelly, Cordell, LaCour Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz. Roback. Diane. February 12, 2018. Publishers Weekly. April 2, 2018. en. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102228/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/76045-kelly-cordell-lacour-win-newbery-caldecott-printz.html. live.
  47. News: Maitland author wins Edgar Award: 'Really awesome'. Boedeker. Hal. OrlandoSentinel.com. May 1, 2018. en-US. April 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430075450/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-maitland-author-wins-edgar-award-20180427-story.html. live.
  48. News: Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens – NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. April 2, 2018. en. April 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402104443/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-naacp-image-award-nominations-complete-list-1057758/item/outstanding-literary-work-youth-teens-1057791. live.
  49. Book: LONG WAY DOWN Kirkus Reviews. en. October 20, 2020. October 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008001219/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jason-reynolds/long-way-down-graphic-novel/. live.
  50. News: Young Adult Author Jason Reynolds Releases Book "For Every One". April 6, 2018. 90.1 FM WABE. April 30, 2018. en-US. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094805/https://www.wabe.org/young-adult-author-jason-reynolds-releases-book-every-one/. live.
  51. Book: Reynolds . Jason . For Every One . 2019 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-4814-8625-5 .
  52. News: Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - April 29, 2018. April 29, 2018. The New York Times. April 30, 2018. en. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501095801/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/04/29/young-adult-hardcover/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.nytimes.com%2Fauth%2Flogin&region=Header&module=ArrowNav&version=Right&pgtype=Reference. live.
  53. News: Children's Series Books - Best Sellers - April 29, 2018. April 29, 2018. The New York Times. April 30, 2018. en. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501100226/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/04/29/series-books/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2F2018%2F04%2F22%2Fyoung-adult-hardcover%2F&region=Header&module=ArrowNav&version=Right&pgtype=Reference. live.
  54. Web site: Ten Things I've Been Meaning to Say to You by Jason Reynolds. 2020-10-19. www.powells.com. en-US. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024015330/https://www.powells.com/post/lists/ten-things-ive-been-meaning-to-say-to-you. live.
  55. Book: Look Both Ways. 2019-10-08. 9781481438285. en. Reynolds. Jason. Simon and Schuster . November 3, 2019. November 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103225738/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Look-Both-Ways/Jason-Reynolds/9781481438285. live.
  56. Web site: The 2019 National Book Awards Finalists Announced. 2019-10-07. National Book Foundation. en-US. 2019-10-09. October 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009002625/https://www.nationalbook.org/the-2019-national-book-awards-finalists-announced/. live.
  57. News: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - The New York Times. The New York Times. 2019-11-03. en-US. 0362-4331. November 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191125043227/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/. live.
  58. News: Jason Reynolds Is on a Mission. León. Concepción de. 2019-10-28. The New York Times. 2019-11-03. en-US. 0362-4331. November 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104005735/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/books/jason-reynolds-look-both-ways.html. live.
  59. Web site: Flood. Alison. 2021-06-16. Jason Reynolds wins Carnegie medal for 'breathtaking' Look Both Ways. 2021-06-17. the Guardian. en. August 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812015601/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/16/jason-reynolds-wins-carnegie-medal-look-both-ways-sydney-smith-kate-greenaway. live.
  60. Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Are Teaming Up to Help Young People Navigate Racism. Gutterman. Annabel. August 2019. Time. en. 2019-11-03. August 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190821020226/https://time.com/5650322/jason-reynolds-ibram-kendi-stamped-young-adult/. live.
  61. Web site: 2021-04-07. Stamped (for Kids). 2022-01-05. Kirkus Reviews. September 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916013623/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sonja-cherry-paul/stamped-for-kids/. live.
  62. Web site: My Mother Made Me . November 27, 2023 . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806031318/https://radiotopiapresents.fm/my-mother-made-me . live .
  63. Web site: January 26, 2009. John Steptoe New Talent Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903142212/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/johnsteptoe.cfm. September 3, 2011. 2022-01-04. American Library Association.
  64. Web site: Ghost, by Jason Reynolds, 2016 National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180320181546/http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2016finalist_ypl_reynolds_ghost.html#.WsGEUMgpCRs. March 20, 2018. April 2, 2018. National Book Foundation.
  65. Web site: 2021-01-22. Past Winners and Honorees. 2022-01-04. We Need Diverse Books. en-US. March 15, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240315033956/https://diversebooks.org/walter-awards-past/. live.
  66. Web site: 2012-04-05. Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present. 2022-01-04. American Library Association. en. March 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240321031312/https://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbookawards/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present. live.
  67. Book: 2017-03-01. Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2017. 2022-01-04. Booklist. January 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104211324/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8703643. live.
  68. Web site: NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work. 2022-01-04. African American Literature Book Club. en. July 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720202106/https://aalbc.com/books/image-award-winning-books.php. live.
  69. Web site: 2018-03-14. 2017 Odyssey Award. 2022-01-04. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en. December 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202124933/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-odyssey-award. live.
  70. Web site: 2017-01-24. Ghost Awards & Grants. 2022-01-04. American Library Association. January 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104211335/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/ghost. live.
  71. Web site: Morales. Macey. 2018-02-19. American Library Association announces 2018 youth media award winners. 2022-01-04. American Library Association. en. January 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104201144/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/american-library-association-announces-2018-youth-media-award-winners. live.
  72. Web site: 2018-04-27. The 2018 Edgar Award Winners. 2022-01-04. CrimeReads. en-US. July 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705063559/https://crimereads.com/the-2018-edgar-award-winners/. live.
  73. Web site: 2017-11-20. NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations. 2022-01-04. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-naacp-image-award-nominations-complete-list-1057758/item/entertainer-year-1057807. live.
  74. Web site: 2019-01-28. 2018 Printz Award. 2022-01-04. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en. January 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104201154/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-printz-award. live.
  75. Web site: 2019 National Book Awards Longlists announced.. 2022-01-04. National Book Foundation. en-US. January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128094627/https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2019/. live.
  76. Web site: Jason Reynolds Named New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. 2022-01-04. Library of Congress. January 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131160717/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-002/jason-reynolds-named-new-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2020-01-13/. live.
  77. Web site: 2021-06-17. Reynolds, Smith win 2021 Carnegie, Greenaway medals. 2022-01-04. Books+Publishing. en-AU. June 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627193953/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/06/17/188171/reynolds-smith-win-2021-carnegie-greenaway-medals/. live.
  78. Web site: 2023-01-30 . Jason Reynolds Wins 2023 Edwards Award for 'When I was the Greatest,' 'The Boy in the Black Suit,' 'All American Boys,' 'Ghost" and "Long Way Down' . 2023-11-20 . American Library Association . en . November 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121030156/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/01/jason-reynolds-wins-2023-edwards-award-when-i-was-greatest-boy-black-suit-all#:~:text=Long%20Way%20Down'-,Jason%20Reynolds%20Wins%202023%20Edwards%20Award%20for%20'When%20I%20was,%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9CLong%20Way%20Down' . live .

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