Lu: Chapters 6–10

by Jason Reynolds
In the last installment of Jason Reynolds's Track series, Lu attempts to master the hurdles while adjusting to the news that he is going to be a big brother.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–5, Chapters 6–10

Here are links to our lists for the Track series: Ghost, Patina, Sunny, Lu

Here are links to our lists for other books by Jason Reynolds: When I Was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, All American Boys, Long Way Down
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  1. fare
    the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
    Don't tell Coach, 'fore he try to hit me for cab fare.
  2. choreograph
    compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
    Put the pot down, while I opened the fridge and took out the milk like a well-choreographed dance.
  3. slather
    spread thickly
    I got dressed, slathered on some sunscreen—just a single coat; it was a short walk—while Mom boxed up the "art," finishing the packaging with the usual ribbon and sticker.
  4. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
    I was holding the camel steady, maneuvering down the block, trying not to bump into some random little kid or, even worse, trip over nothing, which is what always happens when you don't need it to.
  5. puny
    of inferior size
    And right when I got to his porch, the puny mutt started growling.
  6. conspiracy
    a secret agreement to perform an unlawful act
    "It's not some kind of conspiracy, Lu," Chris chuckled.
  7. conduct
    lead, as in the performance of a composition
    "You look like you conducting the worst orchestra of all time."
  8. blare
    make a loud noise
    The door cracked, and music came blaring out.
  9. destined
    governed by fate
    "The story of the sword in the stone. Short version: There was a sword stuck in a stone, and only if you were the destined king could you remove it. Only the person to carry on the tradition of the kingdom would be able to pull the sword from the stone. King Arthur was the guy."
  10. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
    "What do we do here, right? Well, we make swords, and helmets, and lances, and all kinds of cool stuff like that. Armor."
  11. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
    Me and Ghost came last, usually, but that's okay because we don't run long races. It's stamina work.
  12. motivate
    give an incentive for action
    "There will be no Motivation Mobile today, which means you all will have to motivate yourselves," Coach preached to the team.
  13. amend
    make revisions to
    "...Yes, I want you all to go out there and do your best. But this team has never been about the races." Sunny cleared his throat. "Or the throwing," Coach amended.
  14. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
    "What you doing?"
    "Looking for inspiration," she said.
  15. addiction
    being dependent on something habit-forming
    He got home late most nights, and left early most mornings, running around doing whatever he does to help people struggling with addiction stuff.
  16. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    We all have some kind of addiction eating at us. For some, it's jealousy. For some, it's the fear of not being accepted. For some, it's the feeling of being overwhelmed.
  17. pamphlet
    a small book usually having a paper cover
    He reached in the backseat and handed me some pamphlets.
  18. integrity
    moral soundness
    I understood most of these, but the one that kept tripping me up was number five. Integrity.
  19. disintegrate
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    "See how it was still heavy after all those years, and how it didn't bend or start to disintegrate?"
  20. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    But can we come to a compromise?
  21. trickle
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
    By the time me and Chris finished the lap, people had started trickling in.
  22. offbeat
    strikingly unconventional
    And like I said, Whit was there. But Coach wasn't. So something was offbeat.
  23. forfeit
    lose the right to or lose by some error, offense, or crime
    "If you wanna go see Coach, and...forfeit the championship, put a hand up."
  24. sneer
    express through a scornful smile
    "Go 'head. Bounce. You ain't got the heart to be a champion," he sneered.
  25. automatically
    in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
    We all jumped out and ran to the double doors, which automatically opened.
Created on Tue Oct 30 16:41:41 EDT 2018 (updated Mon Apr 08 15:12:47 EDT 2019)

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