A teacher gave his class a tropical fish to be the class pet. He told them they couldn't touch it or play with it, and if they did he would suspend them. Two young ladies ran over and saved the fish by juggling it back into the tank. "I had to sit there for the rest of the day in my cowardice," she says about her decision not to save the fish.
Jason Reynolds—award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature—discusses his prolific writing career that inspires young readers to discover their own stories.