Lu
by Jason Reynolds · Track
A swaggering, big-hearted closer to the Track quartet — and a stand-alone-strong novel about what really counts as winning.
Kid
81
/ 100
Parent
86
/ 100
Teacher
90
/ 100
Best fit: ages 10-12
Still works: ages 9-13
Our Take
Teacher-favored mentor text — kids will be drawn in by voice and stakes, parents will appreciate the moral reasoning, and teachers will recognize a near-ideal classroom read-aloud.
✓ Perfect for
- • Kids who loved Ghost, Patina, or Sunny
- • Reluctant readers who want a story with weight but not a heavy reading load
- • Sports fans who also love a strong narrator
- • Classrooms studying first-person voice or running a SEL unit on identity and family
Book facts
- Format
- middle grade novel
- Series
- Track
- Illustration
- none
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