Ghost (Reynolds novel)
Ghost is a young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, published August 30, 2016 by Atheneum Books. It is the first book of Reynold's "Track" series, followed by "Patina" (2017), "Sunny" (2018), and "Lu" (2018). "Ghost" was a "New York Times" best seller and National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist. Reception. "Ghost" was a "New York Times" best seller. The book received starred reviews from "Booklist", "Publishers Weekly," and "Kirkus," as well as positive reviews from "The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books" and "Horn Book Magazine". Reviewing "Ghost" in "The New  York Times", Kate Messner said that in his title character, Reynolds has created a protagonist "whose journey is so genuine that he's worthy of a place alongside Ramona and Joey Pigza on the bookshelves where our most beloved, imperfect characters live." The audiobook, narrated by Guy Lockard, received a starred review from "School Library Journal". "Kirkus", New York Public Library, "Publishers Weekly", "School Library Journal", the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association, and the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature named it one of the best books of 2016.