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Oct 10, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Jason Reynolds
Guy Lockard narrates this fresh and funny novel from Jason Reynolds. Told from the perspective of 17-year-old Neon, the novel moves backward over Neon's past 24 months. As he prepares to celebrate his anniversary with his girlfriend, Aria, he reflects on everything that has happened since they first met. From work to school to family, Neon's life is average but warm and loving. Reynolds uses a stream-of-consciousness style to showcase Neon's creativity and intelligence.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
kdll.org | Jason Reynolds
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
bookriot.com | Rosena Fung |Rachel Brian |Jason Reynolds |Megan Mabee
Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jr.Eleven-year-old Tony Weaver, Jr. loves comic books, anime, and video games, and idolizes the heroic, larger-than-life characters he finds there. But his new classmates all think he’s a weirdo. Bullied by his peers, Tony struggles with the hurt of not being accepted and tries to conform to other people's expectations. After a traumatic event shakes him to his core, he embarks on a journey of self love that will require him to become the hero of his own story.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
simonteen.com | Simon Teen |Lynn Painter |Neal Shusterman |Jason Reynolds
2024 has been an incredible year of YA books. We have fought monsters alongside Liska, fell in love with Rowan and Neil (again!), and swooned/cried our hearts out at every Kai and Paedyn interaction. Now that the ’ber months have begun and the year is winding to a close, we are celebrating 2024 by rounding up every New York Times bestselling book from Simon Teen so far this year.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
booklistonline.com | Jason Reynolds
Oct. 2024. 256p. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy, $19.99 (9781665961271). Grades 9-12.
REVIEW.
First published September 15, 2024 (Booklist).
Reynolds’ foray into romance is as spectacular as expected. Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, a nervous Neon is preparing for his first time with his girlfriend, Aria. He’s full of (understandable) nerves, and there are sparse details that explain how he got to this point.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ideastream.org | Jason Reynolds
Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. WYSO and the NPR network are dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Loralynn Kadell and her dog, Bean, spend a lot of time herding sheep at Learning Tree Farm in Dayton. As Director of Farm Operations, Kadell has plenty of animals to tend to. “We have sheep, goats, ponies, donkeys, cows, chickens, ducks, cats, dogs...” she said.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
wyso.org | Jason Reynolds
Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. WYSO and the NPR network are dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Loralynn Kadell and her dog, Bean, spend a lot of time herding sheep at Learning Tree Farm in Dayton. As Director of Farm Operations, Kadell has plenty of animals to tend to. “We have sheep, goats, ponies, donkeys, cows, chickens, ducks, cats, dogs...” she said.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
wvxu.org | Jason Reynolds
The 2024 Paris Paralympics start today and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be participating. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back in 2016. Now, he’s headed to Paris to compete for gold. On a Monday night, Branch was fencing in a converted warehouse, just north of Cincinnati. It’s called Salle du Lion, which is French for the “Room of the Lion.”Branch has fenced for over 20 years, but he didn’t parafence until after he lost a leg.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
ideastream.org | Jason Reynolds
The Summer Olympics may be over, but the Paralympics are just getting ready to begin and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be there. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back in 2016. Now, he’s headed to Paris to compete for gold. On a recent Monday night, Branch was fencing in a converted warehouse, just north of Cincinnati. It’s called Salle du Lion, which is French for the “Room of the Lion.”Branch has fenced for over 20 years, but he didn’t parafence until after he lost a leg.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
wosu.org | Jason Reynolds
The Summer Olympics may be over, but the Paralympics are just getting ready to begin and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be there. Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back in 2016. Now, he’s headed to Paris to compete for gold. On a recent Monday night, Branch was fencing in a converted warehouse, just north of Cincinnati. It’s called Salle du Lion, which is French for the “Room of the Lion.”Branch has fenced for over 20 years, but he didn’t parafence until after he lost a leg.
