Jason Reynolds

Presents ten stories featuring ten protagonists who live and walk ten different town blocks who are all walking home from school and learning important things about life, talking about boogers, committing petty theft, skateboarding, inventing new handshakes, and learning to be brave.

"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--Provided by the publisher.

"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--

Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.

Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.

Four kids are chosen for an elite middle school track team--Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny--a team that might even make it to the Junior Olympics if they can learn to work together. But they come from very different backgrounds and have wildly different personalities that often clash. Patina runs to get away from her problems at home, but now she must learn to control her anger enough to work as a team.

Un superhéroe extraordinario que intenta pasar desapercibido bajo la identidad de Portico Reeves, un chico que vive en la casa más grande de la ciudad y a quien de vez en cuando le da la temblorina. Bueno, tal vez los adultos dirán que vive en un departamento normal, en un edificio común y corriente, y que tiene ataques de ansiedad. Lo importante es que esto no evita que Stuntboy cumpla con su papel: ser el superhéroe de su abuela, su mamá...

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.