Up until that point in your life, you hadn't read a book from beginning to end. And it was richard wright's landmark 19 forty five novel, black boy,. about a mon growing up in the american south. You also finally discovered reading. The tricky part about education in America is that everything is a means to an end, yes? I mean, that's what happens when you great people. That's right. All of this rigti has nothing to do with greats. It's aa itis. Rite like i like these simple sort of equations, when you really put it together.
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.