A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great
American Read.
Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school
track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying
novel of the acclaimed Track series from Coretta Scott King/John
Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds.
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.
Running. That's all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known.
But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons--it all started with
running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy,
chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street,
with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. Since then, Ghost has been the one
causing problems--and running away from them--until he meets Coach, an
ex-Olympic Medalist 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?
