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	Reynolds, Jason. PATINA New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017 IL 5-8, IL 4.6 ISBN 1481450182 (2 booktalks)
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Booktalk #1 When Patina comes in second place in the track meet, she is furious. She tries not to show it. She doesn't want to be known as a sore loser. But second place is unacceptable. We first met Patina in Reynolds' book Ghost. Now we learn much more about her. We learn about her father's death. How her mother got the "sugar" that took her legs.. Her sister Maddy. And about her living with her aunt and uncle. Since she has come to live with them, her aunt has decided that the girls should attend Chester Academy rather than their old school. The girls at the Academy are "hair flippers" and Patina has a bit of trouble fitting in. But as she gets to know them, things are getting better. But the track team is her obsession. She can't come in second again. When Coach assigns Patina the anchor of the 4x800 relay team, she wants to shine. But what will happen when she gets some terrible news? Booktalk #2 The second book in Jason Reynold’s Track series focuses on Patina “Patty” Jones, the fastest girl on the team who thinks anything other than first place is “Fake. But real.” Real, like the stress of navigating a new fancy school complete with hair flippers, kids with parents who own lots of stuff including boats, and group projects that stress Patty out. Real, like the responsibility of taking care of her little sister now that they have to live with Momly and Uncle Tony and only see Mom on Sundays at church. Real, like the fear and worry about her Ma’s diabetes and the fear of losing more of her family. Real, like the challenge of being part of a team whether in social studies class or on the track. Patty has always taken care of things herself, but as she faces some new challenges in school, on the track, and in her life, she learns that it is okay and sometimes necessary to rely on others. (Vermont DCF Award nominee, 2018-2019)
	SUBJECTS: African Americans -- Fiction. Diabetes -- Fiction. Family problems -- Fiction. Running -- Fiction. Stress (Physiology) -- Fiction. Track and field -- Fiction.

Reynolds, Jason.
PATINA
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL 5-8, IL 4.6
ISBN 1481450182

(2 booktalks)

Click on the book to read Amazon reviews

Booktalk #1

When Patina comes in second place in the track meet, she is furious. She tries not to show it. She doesn't want to be known as a sore loser. But second place is unacceptable. We first met Patina in Reynolds' book Ghost. Now we learn much more about her. We learn about her father's death. How her mother got the "sugar" that took her legs.. Her sister Maddy. And about her living with her aunt and uncle. Since she has come to live with them, her aunt has decided that the girls should attend Chester Academy rather than their old school. The girls at the Academy are "hair flippers" and Patina has a bit of trouble fitting in. But as she gets to know them, things are getting better. But the track team is her obsession. She can't come in second again. When Coach assigns Patina the anchor of the 4x800 relay team, she wants to shine. But what will happen when she gets some terrible news?

Booktalk #2

The second book in Jason Reynold’s Track series focuses on Patina “Patty” Jones, the fastest girl on the team who thinks anything other than first place is “Fake. But real.” Real, like the stress of navigating a new fancy school complete with hair flippers, kids with parents who own lots of stuff including boats, and group projects that stress Patty out. Real, like the responsibility of taking care of her little sister now that they have to live with Momly and Uncle Tony and only see Mom on Sundays at church. Real, like the fear and worry about her Ma’s diabetes and the fear of losing more of her family. Real, like the challenge of being part of a team whether in social studies class or on the track. Patty has always taken care of things herself, but as she faces some new challenges in school, on the track, and in her life, she learns that it is okay and sometimes necessary to rely on others. (Vermont DCF Award nominee, 2018-2019)

SUBJECTS:     African Americans -- Fiction.
                        Diabetes -- Fiction.
                        Family problems -- Fiction.
                        Running -- Fiction.
                        Stress (Physiology) -- Fiction.
                        Track and field -- Fiction.