Riley Reynolds Rocks the Park

By Jay Albee

Nonbinary fourth-grader Riley and their friends explore one of their favorite parks, but it isn’t as fun as they remember. There isn’t fancy new equipment or food trucks or a soccer pitch. But this small park has something other parks don’t have, and by the end of the day Riley and their friends realize why it’s so special.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666344172

Jay Albee

Jay Albee is the joint pen name for a LGBTQ+ couple named Jen Breach and J. Anthony. Between them they’ve done lots of jobs: archaeologist, illustrator, ticket taker, and bagel baker, but now they write and draw all day long in their rowhouse home in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Riley Reynolds: Riley Reynolds Rocks the Park by Jay Albee

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

I’m Riley!

Mx. Aude Teaches Helpful Terms

Chapter One: Too Nice of a Day for Inside Voices

Chapter Two: Toby and the Wilder Street Park

Chapter Three: What’s in a Name?

Chapter Four: Fancy Parks and Memories

Chapter Five: Six Kids, Four Squares

Chapter Six: A Community Park, for Real

Discussion Questions

Writing Prompts

Meet the Creators

Copyright

Back Cover

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I’M RILEY!

MX. AUDE TEACHES HELPFUL TERMS

Cisgender — Cisgender (or cis) people identify with the gender written on their birth certificate. They are usually boys or girls. Gender identity — Regardless of the gender written on a person’s birth certificate, they decide their gender identity. It might change over time. A person’s interests, clothes,