Patina: 2 (RUN)

An excellent sequel to Ghost, however it can be read totally independently.I love how Reynolds had managed to give a different and unique voice to Patty. (Different from Ghost), yet there is still connection to the first book.This book continues just where Ghost finishes but switches to Patty's life and continues from there. (How amazing this would be as a TV show/movie btw)We learn more about Patty and what drives her to run, while at the same time we also learn a little more about the other characters. There is a great development of characters and I love how each scene is told.Can't wait to start and finish the next 2 as I want to know more about them.Just brilliant!

Loved Ghost, and Patina passes on the baton in the RUN series flawlessly. It's all about family, whatever form it takes, and I loved all the relationships but particularly Patty and her younger sister Maddy. Bring on the next one!

One thing I love about King Jason Reynolds is his way to keep his readers, especially his young readers, fully engaged in his work. This was a special story about an even more special young lady. Patina, aka Patty, had a lot going on in her young life and she showed such resilience and strength that not even adults possess. I'm so glad Jason Reynolds decided on this path with her. I read/listened to this with our teen and 2 pre-teens and we had a few laughs, a few pause moments, and many things to discuss. I love the discussion questions at the end of the book too.Highly recommend this series. Great read. Now, on to the next book, Sunny. Let's Go.

El libro es un gran éxito entre los libros de deporte. un libro maravilloso y perfecto para niños entre 12 a 14 o mas o menos

A very entertaining and inspiring book. Great qualities like thirst of victory, standing up for each other and everlasting friendship which are great experiences of childhood were highlighted. Patina is a very inspiring character and portrays that perseverance, diligence and passion are the key to success and helps her to overcome all obstacles in life.

This story begins seconds after the last story ended. At the end of the last story, Ghost, Ghost was just about to start his first track race. But it didn’t go as planned, which was surprising. This is a great way to join the two stories, especially since they have different narrators.I love Patty’s distinct voice in this story. She tells the story from her point of view. She is a very strong girl who grows a lot throughout the story.Patty has a unique family situation. She lives with her aunt (who her and her sister call Momly) and her uncle. But their mom is still alive, though she is unable to take care of them. Her mom had to have both legs amputated due to complications from diabetes. I have never read a story with a character in that condition before, so I learned a lot from this story.I liked the way that Patty explained things that happened with her mom. Whenever she mentioned medical terms, like diabetes, dialysis, or diagnosis, she noted that they all have the word “die” in them. It was a way for her to analyze what was going on. She was very perceptive and smart when dealing with these difficult situations.I loved this book. The third book in the series, Sunny, is coming out next week, and I can’t wait to read it!

After reading a review of this novel a couple of days ago, I purchased it immediately and tore through it. As a 60-something white grandmother to a live-in brown granddaughter, I am reading everything I can get my hands on to learn about the challenges she faces.Middle-schooler Patty (Patina) navigates a life in which her father has died, her mother - to whom she is very close -- cannot care for her and her little sister, her black uncle and white aunt provide a home for them, her charter school seems to be predominantly white, and her elite track team is her salvation (as well as one of her big struggles). Some of the difficulties she faces are universal to 12yo girls in America, some are unique to her family situation, and all are affected by color and cultures. She and extended family and friends all support one another in big and loving ways, but that doesn't prevent one conundrum and sometimes crisis after another from presenting itself.As a former teacher of middle school literature, I wish I had a class with which to share this book. As a grandmother, I found in Patty a hero for the toddler in my life. And as a white gm, I appreciated the clear depictions and occasional parenthentical explanations of things I'm trying to learn about, like beads and hair wrapping.Now on to the rest of the books in the series!