Ghost (RUN SERIES): 1

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Of middle-grade education professionals and middle-grade novel enjoyers, I am definitely in the minority of this one. One day while killing time in the park, he stumbles upon a track practice and ends up racing one of the fastest kids on the team—and winning.

My sixth graders are reluctant readers who like fast paced, realistic fiction with characters they can root for. A total delight from start to finish, Ghost is a deceptively simple story about 13-year-old urban black kid Castle Crenshaw, aka “Ghost.both cowritten with Jason Griffin); and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

I know this all probably sounds kinda weird, maybe even creepy, but it’s something to do when you’re bored. Coach tells Ghost that he wants to show him, “You can’t run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be.Many books are pure entertainment, but sometimes it's important to read stories that reflect reality.