Jason Reynolds is an American author of more than a dozen books for young adults.
Born in Washington, D.C., Reynolds began writing poetry at a young age, inspired by rap music. He has said that he didn't read a novel cover-to-cover until he was seventeen. Reynolds studied English at the University of Maryland and moved to New York City after graduation.
Reynolds published his first novel, When I Was The Greatest, in 2014. The novel received the 2015 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent from the American Library Association. Reynolds is also a New York Times–bestselling author, a Newbery honoree, a Printz Award honoree, and a National Book Award finalist. Stamped, his history book for young adults written in collaboration with Ibram X. Kendi, was released in March 2020.
As the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature in 2020-2021, Reynolds helped young people connect with reading and elevate young-adult literature nationally.
Ain't Burned All the Bright is a book by American author Jason Reynolds. It was published in 2022 by Atheneum and Caitlyin Dlouhy Books. The three-part poem and visual illustrations explore the struggles of an African-American family coming to...
All American Boys is a young-adult novel, co-written by American authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely and published in 2015. They were motivated to write the book after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer...
Jason Reynolds's Ghost (2016) is a young-adult novel about Castle "Ghost" Cranshaw, a middle-schooler who joins a track team as a sprinter and develops greater behavioral discipline as he trains.
At twelve, Castle lives in an impoverished...
Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down is a 2017 young-adult novel about a fifteen-year-old who sets out to avenge his brother's fatal shooting and encounters several ghosts who make him question his resolve.
Written in verse and narrated by Will Holloman,...
Look Both Ways is a young-adult novel by American author Jason Reynolds. Published in 2019 by Atheneum and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, it features gripping illustrations by Alexander Nabaun. The story is told from the perspective of a young boy walking...
Miles Morales is a novel written by the award-winning author Jason Reynolds, who decided to create his own version of the well-known Spider-Man world. The novel follows an African American and Hispanic boy called Miles who goes to the Brooklyn...
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You is a "remixed" version of Ibram X. Kendi's award-winning history book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (2016). Kendi's 2016 Stamped, which won the National Book...
Stuntboy in the Meantime is a graphic Young Adult novel by Jason Reynolds which was originally published on November 9, 2021. The book tells the story of Portico Reeves, a mild-mannered school student whose secret identity is Stuntboy. Portico...
