![]() ![]() But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds, it’s building up a pretty bad attitude as well. She runs for many reasonsto escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. And so Patty’s also running for her mom, who can’t. 12,109 ratings1,696 reviews Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. This one might be more familiar, seeing how it was adapted into an eponymous film by Roman Polanski in the 70s, but the novel is so much darker and dire than the film ever could produce. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom any more: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her mom’s legs will one day take her away forever. The novel is as shocking as it is saddening, and it’s one of the most important novels in recent history. The novel would be stronger if these issues were limitednot because children aren’t simultaneously juggling these in our world today, but. She runs for many reasons-to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to ever since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. Patina is no exception: diabetes, death of a parent, racism, growing up too soon, bullying and peer pressure at school amidst regular church attendance and a living aunt and uncle shepherding her along. ![]() They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. Patina by Jason Reynolds novel study includes all lessons necessary to complete a successful novel study unit including test, questions, activities, essay, worksheets, journal responses, etc.Your students will enjoy the rigor and creativity of this lesson built on best teaching practices. ![]() 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. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. ![]() HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Ghost (2016), the semiprequel, was a National Book Award finalist, and this ought to perpetuate Reynolds’ hot streak.The sequel to National Book Award Finalist Ghost and a New York Times bestseller A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is. The second entry in the four-book Track series, this serves as a complete, complex, and sparkling stand-alone novel. A National Book Award Finalist for Young People s Literature. The plot races as fast as the track runners in it, and-without ever feeling like a book about “issues”-it deftly tackles topics like isolation, diverse family makeup, living with illness, losing a parent, transcending socioeconomic and racial barriers, and-perhaps best of all-what it’s like for a tween to love their little sister more than all the cupcakes in the world. A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as shetries to outrun her personal demons in this second Track novel, the follow-upto. Reynolds’ again displays his knack for capturing authentic voice in both Patty’s inner monologues and the spoken dialogue. Like how her father died, how her mother “got the sugar” (diabetes) and it took her legs, and now Patty and her little sister live with their aunt Emily and uncle Tony. Meanwhile, Patty feels completely out of place at her rich-girl academy. In an effort to make her into a team player, Coach assigns her to the 4x800 relay race and makes the relay team do hokey things like waltz in practice to “learn each others’ rhythms.” Pfft. When Patina “Patty” Jones, the fastest girl on the Defenders track team, comes in second place in a race-a fact she finds unacceptable-her rage is so intense that she mentally checks out. ![]()
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