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Ghost. Patina. Sunny. Lu. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team - a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other but to themselves.

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

You are INVITED. To a most marvelous party. For a most marvelous man. A man who turned the alphabet into THUMP A BUMP. Who turned words into JAZZ into RIVERS into BUSTIN' A MOVE. All of his word-children will be there, uh-huh. Because it’s a party for LANGSTON. Langston Hughes. King o’ Letters. Renaissance Man. So don’t be shy. Come on in. To the Hoopla in Harlem. EVERYONE is welcome.

Once upon a time in America, there were two Jasons. Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin. One a poet. One an artist. One Black. One white. Two voices. One journey in mind: to move to New York, the city of dreams, to make their own dreams come true. Willing to have a life not un-hard, so long as it wasn’t unhappy. Willing to let the city swallow them whole, so long as it gives them their chance. They had each other. “What if painting was a sin, and the poetry became taboo. And no one ever clapped for me again. My question is, would you?” Oh, they clapped. And aren’t we glad?

El concepto de raza siempre se ha utilizado para ganar y mantener el poder, para crear dinámicas que separan y silencian. Esta notable adaptación del libro Stamped from the Beginning, del Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, ganador del National Book Award, revela la historia de las ideas racistas en Estados Unidos y nos inspira a construir un futuro antirracista.

Correr é algo que Fantasma sempre soube fazer, mas nunca levou muito a sério. Afinal, seu maior sonho era ser jogador de basquete e, quem sabe, entrar para o livro dos recordes. Até que, certo dia, ele disputa uma corrida contra um dos melhores atletas de uma equipe que está treinando na pista de atletismo do parque. E vence. O técnico percebe que o garoto tem talento de sobra e quer que ele entre para sua equipe de qualquer jeito. O problema é que Fantasma também tem muita raiva e um passado que tenta desesperadamente deixar para trás.

Most kids of color grow up talking about racism. They have “The Talk” with their families - the honest talk about survival in a racist world. But White kids don’t. They’re barely spoken to about race at all - and that needs to change. Because not talking about racism doesn’t make it go away. Not talking about White privilege doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. The Other Talk begins this much-needed conversation for White kids.

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger. Maybe you call out false allies or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave. This anthology features fictional stories—in poems, prose, and art—that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that listeners like you resist every day.

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team - a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

Die große Kraft des Sports Sunny findet Gewinnen und Rennen unfassbar langweilig. Er will tanzen! Er liebt Rhythmus, Klänge und Moves. Doch seine Mutter, die bei seiner Geburt starb, hatte einen Traum vom Marathonlaufen, und Sunnys Vater hat sich in den Kopf gesetzt, dass Sunny diesen nun erfüllen muss. Wenn er das Langstreckenlaufen wirklich aufgeben will, muss Sunny sich nicht nur gegen ihn durchsetzen, sondern sich auch Mannschaft und Freunden erklären.

Fantasma. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Cuatro jóvenes de familias completamente diferentes, con personalidades que se vuelven explosivas al chocar. Pero son también cuatro jóvenes de secundaria que fueron escogidos para un equipo de élite de atletismo… un equipo que los podría ayudar a clasificarse para las Olimpiadas Juveniles.

Roh und poetisch... Rennen, das kann Ghost, das muss man doch nicht lernen. Als er auf einem Sportplatz einen Sprinter herausfordert, der dort mit seinem Team trainiert, ändert sich sein Leben mit einem Schlag. Der Trainer erkennt sein Naturtalent und nimmt ihn ins Team. Allerdings ist Ghost nicht nur ein herausragender Läufer, er hat auch jede Menge Probleme am Hals.

Zum Aussteigen gehört viel mehr Mut, als nur DIE REGELN zu befolgen. Manchmal braucht es nur eine Minute, um ein ganzes Leben umzukrempeln. Wills Bruder Shawn wurde erschossen. Und Will kennt Die Regeln: nicht weinen, niemanden verpfeifen, sich rächen. Und so wird er den töten müssen, der seinen Bruder getötet hat und er wird ihn mit Shawns Waffe erledigen. Er steigt in den Fahrstuhl, fest entschlossen, sich an DIE REGELN zu halten. Auf dem langen Weg abwärts hält der Lift auf jeder Etage. Und jede Person, die einsteigt, erzählt ihre Geschichte.

Running. That's all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons -until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic medallist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent. If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed, or will his past finally catch up to him?

This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy - Jason Reynolds conjures 10 tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.

Jason Reynolds gelingt das Meisterwerk, Dr. Ibram X. Kendis preisgekröntes Sachbuch "Stamped from the Beginning" in eine leichte, für Jugendliche zugängliche Sprache zu übertragen, dabei aber nicht an Tiefe einzubüßen. Tyron Ricketts liest "Stamped", als würde ein Freund die Geschichte des Rassismus in Amerika erzählen.

Sunny is just that - sunny. Always ready with a goofy smile and something nice to say, Sunny is the chillest dude on the Defenders team. But his life hasn't always been sun beamy-bright. You see, Sunny is a murderer. Or at least he thinks of himself that way. His mother died giving birth to him, and based on how Sunny's dad treats him - ignoring him, making Sunny call him Darryl, never 'Dad' - it's no wonder Sunny thinks he's to blame. It seems the only thing Sunny can do right in his dad's eyes is win first place ribbons running the mile, just like his mom did.

Konkurrenz und Teamgeist Patina rennt wie ein Blitz. Sie rennt für ihre Ma, die im Rollstuhl sitzt, sie rennt für ihre kleine Schwester Maddy, und sie rennt, um endlich all die Verantwortung, die auf ihr lastet, abschütteln zu können. Beim Rennen ist Patty nur noch Rhythmus und Geschwindigkeit.

In zehn eindringlichen Geschichten erzählt Jugendbuch-Star Jason Reynolds von den Abenteuern und Herausforderungen, die der Weg von der Schule nach Hause zu bieten hat. Was passiert da, worum kreisen die Gespräche, was für Freuden und Ängste werden gewälzt? Voller Sympathie und Wärme wird von Freundschaft und Einsamkeit, von Schule und Lehrern, von Sorgen und Interessen junger Schüler erzählt - und von den Wundern, die sich auf dem Weg von der Schule nach Hause entfalten können, wenn man nur genau genug hinsieht.

Lu was born to be cocaptain of the Defenders. Well, actually, he was born albino, but that's got nothing to do with being a track star. Lu has swagger, plus the talent to back it up, and with all that - not to mention the gold chains and diamond earrings - no one's gonna outshine him. Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way - literally and not-so-literally - and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means.