Maybe we are all Jason's. Reynolds is quickly becoming one of my favorite voices out there. Adore what he does. ( )

Theme: chase your dreams, end racism

This book, two friends named Jason write and art a book of poems about their journey of chasing their dreams and escaping the cages life put on them.

Reviewed by Margaret Waterman for TeensReadToo.com

A paintbrush and a pen come together to depict a vividly real portrait of the lives of two Jasons, living in New York City, trying to make their dreams come true.

They struggle, surviving on nothing but cereal, coffee, and their friendship - the poems Jason writes and the pictures Jason paints illustrate the journey of two friends (and two fellow artists) working together to ultimately achieve their common goal (though they know they must also be able to make it from one day to the next). Each poem that
Jason writes, Jason illustrates, in a way that allows the reader to get both of their perspectives - but at the same time, they can be seen as one entity.

This book gave fascinating insight into the lives of two very daring people. The two Jasons are brave - brave enough to stop halfway down one path, and switch to one that is totally different. They do not do what is expected of them from others, but what they expect of themselves.

Although the book itself is not very long, it was clearly written over a long period of time and took lots of effort. Jason and Jason truly managed to create a window into their lives through their work.

This was an all-around enjoyable book, providing the reader with both great art and a great story. You'll laugh, you'll cry... You'll recommend it to all your friends. ( )