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VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK WITH JASON REYNOLDS

APR
30
2026
THU
Streamed Event (1)
Online
Thursday, April 30, 2026
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM


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Description

On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds

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This event is online-only. Join us in an online conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach to shine in his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring leader?

Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future.

Then his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing—right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping, but that can’t be right, can it?

Register now to join in on the online conversation about the final installment to Jason Reynold’s Track series!

About the Author: Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books includeMiles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist.

Details
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Streamed Event (1) - Online
Program Type: Family
Registration
Reservation Required: Yes
Signup Begins: Monday, March 9 at 3:54 PM
Signup Ends: Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 PM
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