Author Jason Reynolds didn't have role models that were artists when he was young. That's why he tries to be an example for kids today. The two-time National Book Award Finalist and YA author told Salon that "there was no one in our lives that told u...
Author Jason Reynolds didn't have role models that were artists when he was young. That's why he tries to be an example for kids today. The two-time National Book Award Finalist and YA author told Salon that "there was no one in our lives that told us that we could grow up to be writers." Now he's visiting schools nationwide teaching his newest book "Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks."
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