Patina Audiobook

Quotes

• “Narrator Heather Alicia Simms animates the complex character of Patina…Simms captures Patty’s many moods—her sassiness within the security of her running team, her anxiety when she doesn’t perform perfectly, her disdain for the snooty girls at the rich-girl academy she attends, and her tenderness for her baby sister. Simms also skillfully renders the minor characters in the story and captures its rhythms and pacing. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile

• “Excellent…Reynolds’s ability to weave story lines in Patina’s life across both particular and universal ground—race and class, acceptance and grief, loyalty and individuality—is seamless and moving…Readers will cheer her on, as much for her sass and wit as for her vulnerability and willingness to grapple with life.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “Patty’s story is an invitation to grapple with the need to belong, socioeconomic status, and the dangers of jumping to conclusions…A winning story.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• “Reynolds creates a fully dimensional, conflicted character whose hard-earned pragmatism helps her bring her relay team together, negotiate the social dynamics of the all-girl, mostly white private school she attends, and make the best of her unusual family lot. Another stellar lap—readers will be eager to see who’s next.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)