Everyone in the neighborhood knows Allen is the fastest kid around. As soon as school lets out, he’s racing through the park, past the library, and down the sidewalks. They call him A-Train because he’s practically faster than the subway. ZOOM! But where is Allen off to every afternoon? “Got somewhere to be! Got somewhere to be!” he calls. Race through the city with A-Train and discover what finally gets him to slow down. An Own Voices, Own Stories Grand Prize winner.

Lesley Younge is a writer and educator from Silver Spring, Maryland. A veteran teacher with 18 years of classroom experience, she currently teaches middle school English in Washington D.C. In 2023, she published two books: Nearer My Freedom, a co-authored middle school found verse novel remix of Olaudah Equiano’s acclaimed autobiography and A-Train Allen, a picture book inspired by her son’s love of the subway. Lesley is a fellow of the Hurston/Wright Foundation and Anaphora Literary Arts and her work has appeared in various literary journals. She blogs and shares resources at teacherlesley.com.

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