That’s all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. 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 the acclaimed Track series from Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award–winning author Jason Reynolds.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The race is so close that a winner can’t be determined.A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature Finally, Coach gives Castle one opportunity to run against Lu. Coach tells Castle this is a private practice, but Castle refuses to leave. As Castle watches the practice, he sees that Lu is really fast, but Castle thinks he could beat him, so he lines up next to Lu just off the track. Castle thinks basketball is his game, but he’s never played. On his walk home from school, Castle winds up at the park, so he decides to watch track practice. He was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Three years earlier, his dad drank too much, got out a gun, and shot at him and his mom. Then he goes to the bus stop to watch the people exercising in the gym across the street. Castle continues by telling about his normal routine. Just like the people who made it into the Guinness Book of World Records, Castle hopes he too will do something special to earn a spot in the book. Ghost by Reynolds Book Summary ExpositionĬastle ‘Ghost’ Crenshaw begins by telling the reader about several world records. Ghost by Reynolds is a fantastic book! Throughout the story, the reader follows Castle ‘Ghost’ Crenshaw as he struggles with a mean dad, a school bully, doing what is right and wrong, and belonging.
If you are looking for a book will a likable character that will make you laugh and cry, look no further.
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