![]() ![]() It was so good that I hurt because it was over."-Sakura, 5th grade ![]() ![]() They definitely responded to the pacing, talking about how they couldn't put this book down-staying up all night to finish it. Many noted how much they liked seeing Ghost change and grow during the story. ![]() Some students noted how Ghost is a complicated character-and they were very engaged by his struggles to figure out how to fix the problems he created. He still made some terrible choices, but he gets through them."-Rosa Parks 5th grader When he got into the track team, it relieved me. It was pretty tough, but it hooked me in. Reynolds hooks readers just a few pages into the book when Ghost shares when he discovered he could run so fast - the night his father shot at him in a drunken rage, as Ghost and his mother ran for their lives. You can imagine being right inside of Ghost, in his head as he's watching a track team practice, eating sunflower seeds, thinking about how he could run faster than any of those kids on the track. Jason Reynolds brings readers right into the story with his conversational tone. Some students know what it's like to have so much "scream inside" that they can't control it others relate to working and struggling to join a team, but then having a bad decision almost cost you everything. Castle Crenshaw, who calls himself Ghost, is a kid my students can relate to. ![]()
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