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Lu (Track series)
by Jason Reynolds
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4814-5024-9
Keywords: Social/Emotional Learning, Diversity, Family, Track, Fathers and Sons, Sports, African Americans, Albinism
As the Defenders prepare for the track championship, Lu must overcome his fear of jumping hurdles, even as he discovers the truth about his father.