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Lu, Volume 4 (Reprint)

by Jason Reynolds

Confidence, teamwork, and the meaning of winning

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Confidence, teamwork, and the meaning of winning

The final volume in Jason Reynolds’s Track series shifts the spotlight to Lu, a talented runner whose ambition to lead the Defenders is tested by obstacles on and off the track. With Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and their team heading toward the championships, the story connects competition with questions of ego, leadership, and making room for others. Lu is described as albino, a detail the source distinguishes from his identity as a track star. The championship setting gives the book’s central question a clear frame: what does winning gold mean when individual swagger and team success are both at stake?

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in track and field stories.
  • Readers following the earlier books in the Track series.
  • Young readers interested in stories about teamwork, leadership, and competition.

Themes

Track and fieldTeamworkLeadershipEgo and connectionCompetition and winning

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Book overview

"Pure gold." --School Library Journal (starred review)
"The perfect anchor leg for a well-run literary relay." --Kirkus Reviews

Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the climax to the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Track series from Jason Reynolds.

Lu was born to be cocaptain of the Defenders. Well, actually, he was born albino, but that's got nothing to do with being a track star. Lu has swagger, plus the talent to back it up, and with all that--not to mention the gold chains and diamond earrings--no one's gonna outshine him.

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.

Expect the unexpected in this final event in Jason Reynold's award-winning and bestselling Track series.
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