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Julie Depenbrock

Literature ambassador Jason Reynolds knows young people have a story of their own

Jason Reynolds, pictured at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2019, has spent the last three years speaking with students across the United States in his role as national ambassador for young people's literature. (Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images)

Some ambassadors handle multilateral negotiations and host elaborate events at embassies. But author Jason Reynolds spent his ambassadorship talking to young people about literature.

On Tuesday, he celebrates the end of his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress inaugurated him in the two-year position at the start of 2020 and appointed him to an unprecedented third year at the end of 2021.

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