However, since most of the students at the private charter school are from wealthy, white families, Patina has problems fitting into the school's general population. She loves to run, and she is making friends on the team. Patina is a member of the track team at her new school, Chester Academy. So, she still feels the need to do so, even though her aunt and uncle have taken over that responsibility. Patina's life is very different now because she has spent the past few years taking care of Maddy. Since their father is deceased and their mother is not able to take care of them, Patina and her younger sister Maddy now live with their Uncle Tony and Emily, his wife. Patina's biological mother has lost both legs due to diabetes. Since then, Ghost has been the one causing problems-and running away from them-until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medalist who blew his own shot at success by using drugs, and who is determined to keep other kids from blowing their shots at life.Patina OverviewJason Reynolds' novel, Patina, is the second installment of his Track series and the stand-alone story of Patina Jones.

But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons-it all starting with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street, with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. If he can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. Ghost has a crazy natural talent, but no formal training. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award–winning author Jason Reynolds.

Patina by jason reynolds