Jason Reynolds

A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man who didn’t finish reading his first novel until he was 17 is inspiring millions as an author and poet who is the Library of Congress’ new national ambassador for young people’s literature. Jason Reynolds said he wasn’t interested in literature growing up in Oxon Hill. “There were no writers coming to our school,”...

A Prince George’s County man who didn’t finish reading his first novel until he was 17 is inspiring millions as a best-selling author. Cory Smith reports.