While it must be said that Lu has the least distinct voice of the four narrators-and given that Reynolds has proven himself to be an absolute master of voice, that is disappointing-this story is not a letdown. As the championship approaches, can he prove his uniqueness one final time? As with the prior titles, the final installment in the four-book Track series is uplifting and moving, full of athletic energy and eye-level insight into the inner-city middle-school track-team experience. On top of this sobering news, he’s leading the Defenders alongside a cocaptain who isn’t pleased about sharing the title and he’s training for the 110-meter hurdles, choking at every leap. He’s special down to his gold chains and diamond earrings, but he feels a little less once-in-a-lifetime when his parents tell him they’re pregnant again. Not only was he a miracle baby but he is albino.
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