Jason Reynolds

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Jason Reynolds is an acclaimed American author known for his bestselling and award-winning young adult and middle-grade books that center Black youth and explore race, identity, and social justice.

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instanceOf children's writer
novelist
person
appointedBy Library of Congress
awardReceived Coretta Scott King Award
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
NAACP Image Award
Newbery Honor
linked to: Newbery Medal

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basedIn United States
coAuthor Brendan Kiely
Ibram X. Kendi
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1983-12-06
educatedAt University of Maryland, College Park
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
genre children's literature
middle grade fiction
poetry
realistic fiction
young adult fiction
hasSeries Miles Morales series
linked to: Miles Morales

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hasWebsite https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/
influencedBy hip hop
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryMovement contemporary African-American literature
notableFor writing for reluctant readers
notableWork All American Boys
As Brave As You
Ghost
Long Way Down
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Lu
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Patina
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
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occupation poet
writer
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C.
positionHeld National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
writesAbout Black youth
identity
race
social justice

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