The recipient of a Newbery Honor\, a Print z Honor\, a Carnegie Medal\, an NAACP Image Award\, and multiple Coretta S cott King honors\, Jason Reynolds' beloved and award-winning titles includ e Stamped (with Ibram X. Kendi)\, Stuntboy\, the Track series (Ghost\, Pat ina\, Sunny\, and Lu)\, Miles Morales\, All American Boys (with Brendan Ki ely)\, When I Was the Greatest\, The Boy in the Black Suit\, Look Both Way s\, Ain't Burned All the Bright\, and Long Way Down. He has appeared on Th e Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah\, Late Night with Seth Meyers\, CBS Sunday Morning\, and more.
\nThe short documentary &ldquo\;Dear\, Dreamer&rdquo\; is a lyrical portrait of Reynol ds&rsquo\; life and work as a rising literary star\, as well as a testamen t to shared experiences and the power of seeing yourself in books. In his podcast\, My Mother Made Me\, he and his mother\, Isabell\, explore their shared history and what they&rsquo\;re teaching each other. \;
\nReynolds lives in Washington\, DC\, where he is on faculty at Lesley Univ ersity\, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program. You can find his ra mblings at JasonWritesBooks.com
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