Patina

A very entertaining and inspiring book. Great qualities like thirst of victory, standing up for each other and everlasting friendship which are great experiences of childhood were highlighted. Patina is a very inspiring character and portrays that perseverance, diligence and passion are the key to success and helps her to overcome all obstacles in life.

This story begins seconds after the last story ended. At the end of the last story, Ghost, Ghost was just about to start his first track race. But it didn’t go as planned, which was surprising. This is a great way to join the two stories, especially since they have different narrators.I love Patty’s distinct voice in this story. She tells the story from her point of view. She is a very strong girl who grows a lot throughout the story.Patty has a unique family situation. She lives with her aunt (who her and her sister call Momly) and her uncle. But their mom is still alive, though she is unable to take care of them. Her mom had to have both legs amputated due to complications from diabetes. I have never read a story with a character in that condition before, so I learned a lot from this story.I liked the way that Patty explained things that happened with her mom. Whenever she mentioned medical terms, like diabetes, dialysis, or diagnosis, she noted that they all have the word “die” in them. It was a way for her to analyze what was going on. She was very perceptive and smart when dealing with these difficult situations.I loved this book. The third book in the series, Sunny, is coming out next week, and I can’t wait to read it!

El libro es un gran éxito entre los libros de deporte. un libro maravilloso y perfecto para niños entre 12 a 14 o mas o menos

Patina is a powerful runner, a gritty moral compass, and the glue that holds her modern family together. Can this strong female keep it all together when it really counts?

Infelizmente não reparei q era em inglês.. e demorou mais de um mês e meio data prevista pra ser entregue e não tive nenhum retorno do vendedor

After reading a review of this novel a couple of days ago, I purchased it immediately and tore through it. As a 60-something white grandmother to a live-in brown granddaughter, I am reading everything I can get my hands on to learn about the challenges she faces.Middle-schooler Patty (Patina) navigates a life in which her father has died, her mother - to whom she is very close -- cannot care for her and her little sister, her black uncle and white aunt provide a home for them, her charter school seems to be predominantly white, and her elite track team is her salvation (as well as one of her big struggles). Some of the difficulties she faces are universal to 12yo girls in America, some are unique to her family situation, and all are affected by color and cultures. She and extended family and friends all support one another in big and loving ways, but that doesn't prevent one conundrum and sometimes crisis after another from presenting itself.As a former teacher of middle school literature, I wish I had a class with which to share this book. As a grandmother, I found in Patty a hero for the toddler in my life. And as a white gm, I appreciated the clear depictions and occasional parenthentical explanations of things I'm trying to learn about, like beads and hair wrapping.Now on to the rest of the books in the series!