Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audiences, including Ghost, a National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and began writing poetry at nine years old. His reading and writing focused on poetry for about 20 more years; he was 17 before he read his first novel cover to cover. He published several poetry collections before publishing his first novel in 2014, When I Was The Greatest, which won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent
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The Boy in the Black Suit
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As Brave As You
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Long Way Down
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When I Was the Greatest
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All American Boys
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“You can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be.”
― Ghost
“IF YOU ARE NEUTRAL IN SITUATIONS OF INJUSTICE, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSOR.”
― All American Boys
“Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines.”
― For Every One
“History can only teach its lesson if it is remembered.”
― All American Boys
“...death isn't bad. It's not. It's just that life is so good. So damn good that you just wanna hold on to it, and everybody in it. But we can't. But what we can do, is appreciate it more. Y'know, smell the flowers.”
― The Boy in the Black Suit