Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST

In this bonus episode, we wanted to share a re-release of an episode highlighting three novels by Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite Black authors for young people and for the classroom.

We tried to go very light on the spoilers in this episode, but a few minor spoilers were hard to avoid as we revealed what we loved about these books.

 

Timeline

Introduction and Summary of the Book: 00:00 - 02:08

Long Way Down: 02:09-14:55

Ghost: 14:56-25:03

When I Was the Greatest: 25:04-41:03

Classroom Connections: 41:04-44:53

 

Mentioned in Episode

David Greene's "In 'Long Way Down,' The Ghosts Of Gun Violence Chill A Plan For Revenge"

Jason Reynolds's As Brave as You

Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's All American Boys

Jason Reynolds's Track series

Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give

 

 

Click here for a full transcript that you can read while listening, provided by otter.ai.

 

Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.

 

 

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