Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

Title: Ghost (Track #1) Author: Jason Reynolds. Read by Guy Locknard Publication Info: Simon & Schuster audio, 2016. Hardback by Atheneum, 2016. 192 pages Source: Library digital resources Publisher's Blurb (from Goodreads): Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. Ghost has a crazy natural talent, but no formal training. If he can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons—it all starting with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the s...

Title: Restart Author: Gordon Korman Publication Info: Scholastic Press, 2017. 256 pages (Hardback).   Source: Library digital resources Publisher’s Blurb:  Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . . starting with his own name. He knows he's Chase. But who is Chase? When he gets back to school, he sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return. Some kids treat him like a hero. Some kids are clearly afraid of him. One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets. Pretty soon, it's not only a question of who Chase is--it's a question of who he was . . . and who he's going to be. My Review:  Restart is an quick and enjoyable read with an interesting premise. I...