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My Take
What I admire most about Jason Reynolds is the route he took: rap, then poetry, then novels. He learned the music of language before he ever shaped a plot, and you can feel that rhythm in his work. The awards are staggering, an Edgar, multiple Coretta Scott King honors, the Carnegie Medal, and a MacArthur Fellowship, yet he spends that talent on kids and teens who often think books aren't for them. To me that's the rarest kind of ambition. Writing something a reluctant reader will actually finish is harder than any literary fireworks, and he does it with grace.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Reynolds
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・レナルズ
- Reading
- じぇいそん・れなるず
- Born
- December 6, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / children's writer / poet / young adult author
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bishop McNamara High School
- University
- University System of Maryland
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Newbery Honor
- 2018 Edgar Awards
- 2016 Coretta Scott King Award
- 2017 Coretta Scott King Award
- 2018 Coretta Scott King Award
- 2021 Carnegie Medal
- 2019 Premio Letteratura Ragazzi di Cento
- 2024 MacArthur Fellows Program
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.jasonwritesbooks.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jasonreynolds83/
- Xhttps://x.com/JasonReynolds83
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Reynolds
Frequently asked questions
When was Jason Reynolds born?
Born December 6, 1983 (age 42).
Where is Jason Reynolds from?
Jason Reynolds is from Washington, D.C., United States.
What does Jason Reynolds do?
Jason Reynolds works as writer, children's writer, poet, young adult author.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.