First off, I love Jason Reynolds. He has the voice of a kid, I think. This is about a kid who runs...fast, but he’s never been trained and never really had a purpose before. He inadvertently joins a track team, meeting a coach who challenges him in all the right ways and He begins to realize he has potential and perhaps, should start thinking about his future and maybe even work hard at things. What I love is his genuine struggle to succeed, the emotion you feel when his anger consumes him and his propensity for bad decisions. He does have a basic goodness about him but his anger is real and understandable and makes him human but also means you root for him. It’s a delicate balance and Jason Reynolds does it well. Fun book to read. Realistic fiction.
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