Coach
Coach by Jason Reynolds, published by Simon and Schuster on October 14, 2025, is a compelling addition to the Track series. This edition, comprising 256 pages, presents the story of a young boy named Otie Brody, who aspires to become a track star while navigating challenges at home. The narrative explores his passion for running, inspired by iconic figures like Carl Lewis, and the emotional turmoil stemming from his father’s frequent absences.
In this engaging tale, readers will follow Otie’s journey as he grapples with the disappearance of his prized Jordans and the complexities of his family life. The book delves into themes of friendship, social skills, and the pressures of growing up, all set against the backdrop of sports and track and field. As Otie confronts the realities of his father’s absence, he learns valuable lessons about identity and resilience, making this story relatable for young readers navigating similar experiences.
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In this companion to Jason Reynolds’s award-winning and New York Times bestselling Track series, meet Coach as a boy striving to come into his own as a track star while facing upheaval at home.
Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99—and his own dad—Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto.
Then his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon…maybe even leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing—right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping, but that can’t be right, can it?
Unless all the reasons for his dad’s “gone’s” are very different from what he’s been told… Because now, not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father.
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