Talk:Ain't Burned All the Bright

A fact from Ain't Burned All the Bright appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ain't Burned All the Bright (author pictured) consists of only three sentences across 384 mostly illustrated pages?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:31, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Author Reynolds, 2020

... that while developing Ain't Burned All the Bright, illustrator Jason Griffin felt like he and author Jason Reynolds (pictured) were jazz musicians improvising at jam sessions? Source: Hinton, Marva (July 2022). "Breaths and Depth: The Intense Collaboration Behind Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin". School Library Journal. Vol. 68, no. 7. p. 17. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 2023-07-19 – via ProQuest.
- ALT1: ... that Jason Reynolds (pictured) came up with the first draft of Ain't Burned All the Bright—a "single run-on sentence"—in only a few minutes? Source: Hinton, Marva (July 2022). "Breaths and Depth: The Intense Collaboration Behind Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin". School Library Journal. Vol. 68, no. 7. p. 17. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 2023-07-19 – via ProQuest.
- ALT2: ... that Ain't Burned All the Bright (author Jason Reynolds pictured) consists of only three sentences across 384 mostly illustrated pages? Source: Powell, Nate (2022-01-16). "A gripping view of life in crisis-ridden America". The Washington Post. p. E.10. ProQuest 2619769577. Retrieved 2023-07-19. / Hinton, Marva (July 2022). "Breaths and Depth: The Intense Collaboration Behind Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin". School Library Journal. Vol. 68, no. 7. p. 17. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 2023-07-19 – via ProQuest.
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- Comment: Caldecott Honoree from earlier this year, whose WP article's first attempt was recently socked and clocked. This time around, yours truly--still in the midst of a comeback spree as editor, and just one day after my previous stint concerning Apparition, a very short-lived film distributor from the turn of the New Tens, was showcased on DYK--may be heading for what he thought was out of his reach...until now: The highly coveted Four Award. (Saying hi to CT55555 (talk · contribs), whose turn will arrive once Uranium mining in the Bancroft area passes FAC. Helps that both of our pages debuted as AFC graduates; mine got a B grade last night, which should definitely bode well for our chances in the days ahead.)
  As for the hook suggestions, I simply can't make up my mind over which one will get promoted--equally strong contenders as they are. Whichever one makes it, place your bets--and as always, wish me luck soon!

Created by Slgrandson (talk). Self-nominated at 11:57, 19 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ain't Burned All the Bright; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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Overall: Thanks for your work. Nice article on an interesting topic. All hooks are approved - my preference is for the original hook. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:17, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification on "only three sentences"

Maybe I'm just being a bit slow but genuinely until I actually googled a picture of the inside of the book I thought the article and DYK prompt were saying there were only 3 sentences in the entire book, not per page. Personally "across 384 illustrated pages, only three sentences comprise Jason Reynolds' text" sound to me like there's 384 illustrated pages and only 3 sentences in the entire book and so I was very confused and was sure there was a mistake somewhere until seeing the picture. – Mesidast (talk) 09:04, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was also confused by this and previewed the google book for clarification. I think it’s based on the technicality that there’s only one sentence each ‘breath’ as they are each run on sentences. So I guess it’s true but it might be helpful for the reader to know that they’re run on sentences and that text is on the majority of pages. Definitely helps the reader better understand the book stylistically. 111hip 12:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]