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Brief Biography of Jason Reynolds

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- Full Title: All-American Boys
- When Written: 2014-2015
- Where Written: New York City
- When Published: 2015
- Literary Period: 21st Century American Young Adult Fiction
- Genre: Young Adult Realism
- Setting: Springfield, a city in an unnamed state
- Climax: The march protesting Rashad’s arrest and police brutality
- Antagonist: Paul Galluzzo
- Point of View: Alternates between Quinn and Rashad
Extra Credit for All American Boys
Late bloomer. Despite always having an interest in poetry, Jason Reynolds was 17 when he first read a novel cover to cover: the book was Black Boy by Richard Wright.
Difficult issues. Tough themes occur in all of Kiely’s books. His other novels have tackled sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, sexual harassment, and Alzheimer’s.