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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Po
 rtrayals of Resilience
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DESCRIPTION:Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds
  as we discuss his latest work\, Coach\, the fifth–and last–
 entry in the highly popular Track series. .\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.i
 nfo/event/15755384
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Following the immersive stories of Ghost\,
  Lu\, Patina\, and Sunny\, it&rsquo\;s finally time for Coach to shine in 
 his own book as we discover: Who was Coach before he became an inspiring l
 eader?</p>\n<p>Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed gu
 idance 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&nbsp\;Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99&mdash\;and 
 his own dad&mdash\;Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically h
 is motto.</p>\n<p>Then his dad\, who is always away on business trips\, co
 mes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts t
 hem on and feels like he can leap to the moon&hellip\;maybe even leap like
  Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. But one mor
 ning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing&mda
 sh\;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&rsquo\;t be right\, c
 an it?</p>\n<p>Unless all the reasons for his dad&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;gone&rs
 quo\;s&rdquo\; are very different from what he&rsquo\;s been told&hellip\;
  Because now\, not only are the Jordans missing\, but so is his father.</p
 >\n<p>Register now to join in on the conversation about the final installm
 ent to Jason Reynold&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>Track&nbsp\;</em>series!&nbsp\;</p
 >\n<p><strong>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Jason Reynolds is 
 an award-winning and #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author. Jason&
 rsquo\;s many books include&nbsp\;<em>Miles Morales: Spider Man</em>\, the
 &nbsp\;<em>Track&nbsp\;</em>series (<em>Ghost</em>\, <em>Patina</em>\, <em
 >Sunny</em>\, and <em>Lu</em>)\,<em>&nbsp\;Long Way Down</em>\, which rece
 ived a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, and a Coretta Scott King Honor\, a
 nd<em>&nbsp\;Look Both Ways</em>\, which was a National Book Award Finalis
 t. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People&rsquo\;s Litera
 ture\, Jason has appeared on&nbsp\;<em>The Daily Show</em>&nbsp\;with Trev
 or Noah\,&nbsp\;<em>Late Night</em>&nbsp\;with Seth Meyers\, and&nbsp\;<em
 >CBS This Morning</em>. He is on faculty at Lesley University\, for the Wr
 iting for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington\, DC. You can f
 ind his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.</p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer</str
 ong></p>\n<p>The views expressed by presenters are their own and their app
 earance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity t
 hey represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not consti
 tute an endorsement or recommendation by Indianapolis Public Library.</p>\
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