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Jason Reynolds, the Glossary

Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audience.^[1]

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Kirkus Prize winners

ABC News (United States)

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.

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African-American literature

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent.

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Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright is a 2022 young-adult picture book written by Jason Reynolds, with artwork by Jason Griffin.

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All American Boys

All American Boys, published in 2015 by Atheneum, is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.

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American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas (born September 20, 1988) is an American young adult author, best known for writing The Hate U Give (2017). Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas are African-American novelists.

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Antiques Roadshow (American TV program)

Antiques Roadshow is an American television program broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television stations.

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As Brave as You

As Brave As You is a young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, published May 3, 2016 by Atheneum.

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Atheneum Books

Atheneum Books was a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn.

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Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford–Stuyvesant, colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Beloved (novel)

Beloved is a 1987 novel by American novelist Toni Morrison.

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The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division.

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Bishop McNamara High School

Bishop McNamara High School (BMHS, McNamara, or Mac) is a private, Catholic coed high school in Forestville CDP in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland.

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Black Reign (album)

Black Reign is the third studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah, released in 1993.

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Borders Group

Borders Group, Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol BGP) was an American multinational book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

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Carnegie Medal (literary award)

The Carnegie Medal for Writing, established in 1936, is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults.

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CBS News

CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.

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Christopher Myers

Christopher Myers (born 1974) is an American interdisciplinary artist, author and illustrator of children's books, and playwright.

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Claude Brown

Claude Brown (February 23, 1937 – February 2, 2002) was the author of Manchild in the Promised Land, published to critical acclaim in 1965, which tells the story of his coming of age during the 1940s and 1950s in Harlem. Jason Reynolds and Claude Brown are African-American novelists.

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Coretta Scott King Award

The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA).

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Danica Novgorodoff

Danica Novgorodoff is a graphic novelist, painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and writer from Brooklyn, New York and Louisville, Kentucky.

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Edgar Awards

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Jason Reynolds and Edgar Awards are Edgar Award winners.

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Eve Ewing

Eve Louise Ewing (born 1986) is an American sociologist, author, poet, and visual artist from Chicago, Illinois. Jason Reynolds and Eve Ewing are African-American poets and Marvel Comics writers.

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Get Out

Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut.

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Ghost (Reynolds novel)

Ghost is a young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, published August 30, 2016 by Atheneum Books.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.

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Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram Xolani Kendi (born Ibram Henry Rogers; August 13, 1982) is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in the U.S. He is author of books including Stamped from the Beginning, How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby.

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James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. Jason Reynolds and James Baldwin are African-American novelists and African-American poets.

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Javaka Steptoe

Javaka Steptoe (born April 19, 1971) is an American author and illustrator. Jason Reynolds and Javaka Steptoe are writers from Brooklyn.

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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is a children's novel by Jack Gantos, published in 1998.

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John Steptoe

John Steptoe (September 14, 1950 – August 28, 1989) was an author and illustrator for children’s books dealing with aspects of the African-American experience.

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Jordan Peele

Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker.

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Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson (May 15, 1974) is a Los Angeles–based painter, illustrator, and author who is best known for his paintings often featured on the covers of The New Yorker magazine, and album covers for Michael Jackson and Drake.

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Killing of Michael Brown

On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

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Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus.

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Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. Jason Reynolds and Langston Hughes are African-American novelists and African-American poets.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Long Way Down (book)

Long Way Down is a young adult novel in verse by Jason Reynolds, published October 24, 2017, by Atheneum Books.

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Look Both Ways (novel)

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Alexander Nabaum, and published October 8, 2019 by Atheneum Books.

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Lord & Taylor

Lord & Taylor was the oldest-surviving department store chain in the United States.

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Manchild in the Promised Land

Manchild in the Promised Land is a 1965 autobiographical novel written by Claude Brown.

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Margaret Edwards Award

The Margaret A. Edwards Award is an American Library Association (ALA) literary award that annually recognizes an author and "a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature".

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Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023.

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Mashable

Mashable is a news website, digital media platform and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2004.

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Michael L. Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".

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Miles Morales

Spider-Man (Miles Morales)Ahmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a).

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Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is a professional organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City. Jason Reynolds and mystery Writers of America are Edgar Award winners.

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the children's literature category.

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NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.

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National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature is a literary honor presented bi-annually by the Library of Congress to an author or illustrator who is a U.S. citizen and who has made a substantial contribution to young people's literature.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens.

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Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children".

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North Bethesda, Maryland

North Bethesda is an unincorporated, census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located just north-west of the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. It had a population of 50,094 as of the 2020 census.

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Novel

A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.

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Odyssey Award

The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production is an annual award conferred by the American Library Association upon the publisher of "the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States".

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Oxon Hill, Maryland

Oxon Hill is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

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Paste (magazine)

Paste is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group.

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Poetry

Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.

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Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress.

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Rag & Bone

Rag & Bone (stylized in all lowercase) is an American fashion label helmed by Marcus Wainwright, originally from England.

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Ramona Quimby

Ramona Geraldine Quimby is a fictional character in an eponymous series of novels by Beverly Cleary.

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Rapping

Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular".

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Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Jason Reynolds and Richard Wright (author) are African-American novelists and African-American poets.

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Ronald L. Smith

Ronald L. Smith is a children's book author. Jason Reynolds and Ronald L. Smith are African-American novelists and Marvel Comics writers.

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Schneider Family Book Award

The Schneider Family Book Award is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) recognizing authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth.

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School Library Journal

School Library Journal (SLJ) is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Spoken word

Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities.

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Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a non-fiction book about race in the United States by the American historian Ibram X. Kendi, published April 12, 2016 by Bold Type Books, an imprint of PublicAffairs.

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The Daily Show

The Daily Show (TDS is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program.

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The Horn Book Magazine

The Horn Book Magazine, founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tom Rinaldi

Tom Rinaldi is an American reporter for Fox Sports.

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Tomi Adeyemi

Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian American writer and creative writing coach. Jason Reynolds and Tomi Adeyemi are African-American novelists.

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Toni Morrison

Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (née Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Jason Reynolds and Toni Morrison are African-American novelists.

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Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American.

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Trial of George Zimmerman

State of Florida v. George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012.

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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, actor, activist, poet, and songwriter. Jason Reynolds and Tupac Shakur are African-American poets.

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland.

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Urban fiction

Urban fiction, also known as street lit or street fiction, is a literary genre set in a city landscape; however, the genre is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting.

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Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers are African-American novelists and Newbery Honor winners.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reynolds

Also known as When I Was The Greatest.

, National Book Award, National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Newbery Medal, North Bethesda, Maryland, Novel, Odyssey Award, Oxon Hill, Maryland, Paste (magazine), Poetry, Queen Latifah, Rag & Bone, Ramona Quimby, Rapping, Richard Wright (author), Ronald L. Smith, Schneider Family Book Award, School Library Journal, Simon & Schuster, Spoken word, Stamped from the Beginning, The Daily Show, The Horn Book Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Times Best Seller list, The Notorious B.I.G., The Washington Post, Tom Rinaldi, Tomi Adeyemi, Toni Morrison, Trayvon Martin, Trial of George Zimmerman, Tupac Shakur, University of Maryland, College Park, Urban fiction, Walter Dean Myers, Washington City Paper, Washington, D.C., We Need Diverse Books, Young adult literature, Zora Neale Hurston.

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Kirkus Prize winners

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