Jayson Goes for It!

Written by Brayden Harrington and David Ritz

An eighth grader who stutters runs for student-body president against the school's most popular boy.

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224 pages· ~720L· AR 4.7 · 6 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Eighth grader Jayson Linden has stuttered all his life, and he mostly tries to ignore classmates' teasing. When his best friend Gloria is kicked off the debate team because of her stutter, Jayson starts noticing other injustices at school. He decides to run for student-body president against Mack, the popular basketball captain, but first he has to face his fear of public speaking.

From the publisher

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!From fourteen-year-old author Brayden Harrington, the young boy who electrified the nation when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2020, comes a fictional middle grade contemporary story about a boy named Jayson who stutters and the challenges he faces and the obstacles he must overcome as he campaigns for student-body president. Eighth grader Jayson Linden has had a stutter his whole life. Though his fellow classmates can sometimes be mean, Jayson tries not to let it get to him; he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his friends. Then Jayson's best friend, Gloria, is kicked off the debate team because of her stutter and Jayson starts to notice other injustices happening at their school.In order to make their middle school a more inclusive place and to stand up for his friends, Jayson decides to run against Mack, the most popular boy at school and captain of the basketball team, for student-body president. But as the campaign heats up, will Jayson be able to face his fears of public speaking and win the election?This poignant middle grade debut reminds us all that nothing can hold us back when we're standing up for what's right.

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