And me, well, I probably hold the world record for knowing about the most world records. Here’s what’s weird about that: Why would you even want one rubber duck, let alone 5,631? I mean, come on. There’s also this lady named Charlotte Lee who holds the record for owning the most rubber ducks. Not sure how he found out that was some kinda special talent, and I can’t even imagine how much snot be in those balloons, but hey, it’s a thing and Andrew’s the best at it. This dude named Andrew Dahl holds the world record for blowing up the most balloons… with his nose. Mine Too. (both cowritten with Jason Griffin) and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor.

His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely) When I Was the Greatest The Boy in the Black Suit Stamped As Brave as You For Every One the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu) Look Both Ways Stuntboy, in the Meantime Ain’t Burned All the Bright (recipient of the Caldecott Honor) and My Name Is Jason. He was also the 2020–2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a UK Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, an Odyssey Award Winner and two-time honoree, the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors, and the Margaret A. Written by award-winning author Jason Reynolds, Ghost was a National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature and was nominated one of America’s Best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Ghost has all of the natural talent to become legendary, but can he get his mind on track? With the help of Coach, an ex-Olympic Medalist, Ghost learns the pain of seeing your chance slip away. Ever since, Ghost has focused all of his energy on running - literally and figuratively. When he was a child, his father chased him and his mother through their apartment and down the street with a loaded gun. Ghost has been running his whole life, but not just for the love of the sport. On track to qualify for the Junior Olympics, they have a lot to lose if they can’t figure out how to be a team. But when they work together, they are amazing.

They come from different backgrounds and have wildly different personalities, which can lead to explosive arguments. Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny are four young athletes with just one thing in common: they were chosen for an elite middle school track team.

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