![]() ![]() Castle thinks Coach can't understand what he's going through. Things go well until Coach sees a “wanted” poster of Castle in the store. Feeling confident, Castle begins to bond with his teammates and enjoy being on the track team.Ĭastle and his teammates bond over personal stories and Castle finally feels seen and understood. ![]() Embarrassed, Castle flees his school and shoplifts running shoes at a local sporting goods store. This leads to further bullying at school. ![]() Seeing the expensive running shoes his teammates have, Castle cuts the tops of his shoes off so they will be lighter. Coach Brody allows Castle to stay on the team, gives him good advice and extra running drills as punishment. He has the principal to call his coach to pick him up. However Castle is cruelly bullied during lunch and retaliates by assaulting the bully. One day, Castle discovers an elite track team and realizes that joining the team might keep him on track in more ways than one.Ĭoach Brody convinces Castle’s mother to let him join the team if he promises to stay out of trouble. Castle has trouble in school with bullies who tease him incessantly. ![]() His father is in jail after attempting to shoot Castle and his mother. The story is told from the perspective of 7th grader Castle Cranshaw (Ghost), an African-American boy struggling to cope after a traumatic incident of domestic violence.Ĭastle lives with his mother in an impoverished neighborhood in a big city. Ghost, written in 2016, is the first novel in the award-winning “Track” series. ![]()
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