In through the nose, out through the mouth. Jason Reynolds explores a changed world in three breaths, each holding a story of the world as it is and what it can become.
Reynolds uses three extended to explore the effects that Covid and the pandemic has on the character and his family, as well as the movement of protest for racial equality that began at the time. The narrator explores a variety of emotions from fear and loneliness at the start to hope for the future and what we can do if we take time to take care of each other. Each breath explores the world a
While three sentences long, Griffin's illustrations are captivating and powerful. Scenes of hope, joy, fear, comfort, longing in the form of scenes of nature, scenes from home, cities on fire, abstract pages with vibrant colors, and the same pictures to breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.
"Reynolds’ text—printed on strips of white paper affixed to notebook pages—comments on a seemingly changeless world on fire, on protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and on the seeming omnipresence of COVID-19—all of which reflect a world without the freedom to breathe. It’s a bleak picture but not one without hope of change. Griffin’s remarkable mixed-media collage pictures that employ a palette largely of black and red are a perfect complement to the text, capturing its tone and style exactly while expanding and enhancing the poetic words. The result is an important combination that expresses the zeitgeist of a troubled time. It’s essential reading." — Michael Cart, Booklist
Book Information:
Reynolds, J. (2022). AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT. Illustrated by Jason Griffin. New York: Atheneum. IBSN 97815344339467
What Next?
For a great novel set read the TRACK series. Book one is titled GHOST.
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