Ghost — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of the acclaimed Track series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award–winning author Jason Reynolds.
Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.
Running. That’s all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons—it all started with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street, with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. Since then, Ghost has been the one causing problems—and running away from them—until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medalist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent. If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed, or will his past finally catch up to him?
Frequently asked questions
Is Ghost appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Ghost's father fired a gun at Ghost and his mother in a remembered night that shaped him, and Ghost gets into fights at school. A remembered scene describes Ghost and his mother fleeing barefoot in the night as his drunk father shoots at them.
Does Ghost have violence?
Found (Supporting): Ghost's father fired a gun at Ghost and his mother in a remembered night that shaped him, and Ghost gets into fights at school.
Does Ghost have scary content?
Found (Brief): A remembered scene describes Ghost and his mother fleeing barefoot in the night as his drunk father shoots at them.
Does Ghost have religion?
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Does Ghost have race & culture?
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Does Ghost have profanity?
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Does Ghost have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ghost have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ghost have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ghost have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
