This man has a voice for teenagers. He has an amazing ability to find the voice of middle school teenagers especially. I am taken in by the authenticity of his characters and the relatable voice he gives them. Castle Crenshaw, Ghost, is flawed. He makes mistakes and doesn’t make the “right” choices most of the time. But he is also fiercely loyal to those who prove worthy and man is he fast. I look forward to reading every word of the remaining books in the track series.
Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. 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. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Amazon
Running. That’s all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons—it all started with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street, with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. Since then, Ghost has been the one causing problems—and running away from them—until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medalist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent. If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed, or will his past finally catch up to him?
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