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Ghost
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Ghost is a 2016 novel by American author Jason Reynolds. Reynolds began his writing career as a poet and published his first novel, When I Was the Greatest, in 2014. Reynolds has won several accolades, including a Kirkus Prize, an NAACP Image Award, a Schneider Family Book Award, a Newbery Medal, and a Carnegie Medal. From 2020 to 2022, he was the Library of Congress’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and he won the 2023 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contributions to young adult literature.
A 2016 National Books Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature, Ghost is the first installment in the Track series, which follows members of a junior high track team. Other novels in the series include Patina (2017), Sunny (2018), and Lu (2018). Ghost follows Castle Crenshaw, a young man who finds community and purpose on the track team after experiencing trauma. The novel discusses themes like Teamwork and Belonging, Overcoming Childhood Trauma, and You Can’t Escape Yourself.
This guide refers to the paperback edition of Ghost, published by Antheneum Books in 2017.
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