Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Author: Jason Reynolds Category: Family, Friendship, Middle School, Overcoming Fears, Perseverance and Determination, School Life and Education, Self-Esteem, Short Stories and Essays, Town and CIty Life, Upper Elementary Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Language: English Reading Age: Middle School, Upper Elementary Illustrator: Alexander Nabaum More Details Amazon Bookshop org

Description:

UK Carnegie Medal winner
A National Book Award Finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019
A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019
A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
“As innovative as it is emotionally arresting.” —Entertainment Weekly

From National Book Award finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions kids’ walks home can take.

This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy—

Talking about boogers.
Stealing pocket change.
Skateboarding.
Wiping out.
Braving up.
Executing complicated handshakes.
Planning an escape.
Making jokes.
Lotioning up.
Finding comfort.
But mostly, too busy walking home.

Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Written by Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by Alexander Nabaum

Source: Publisher (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)

Other Books From - Family

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Books for Parents, Culture and Heritage, Family, Health and Wellness, High School and (Young) Adult, Mental Health, Multigenerational Families, Prejudice and Racism, Preserverance and Determination, Racial Violence and Terrorism Resmaa Menakem

Betty Shabazz, Surviving Malcolm X A Journey of Strength from Wife to Widow to Heroine Activism and Social Justice, Biographies and Non-Fiction, Black History, Civil Rights, Culture and Heritage, Family, Foster Homes and Orphans, Grief and Bereavement, High School and (Young) Adult, Islam, Prejudice and Racism, Preserverance and Determination, Racial Violence and Terrorism, Religion and Spirituality Russell J. Rickford

I’m From Black Joy, Elementary School, Family, Preschool

In My Head Abuse and Violence, Coming-of-Age, Crime, Family, High School and (Young) Adult, Preserverance and Determination, Prison and Incarceration, Street Violence and Gang Activity

Millie Magnus Won’t Be Bullied Elementary School, Emotions and Feelings, Family, Friendship, Life Lessons, Perseverance and Determination, School Life and Education, Self-Esteem, Teasing and Bullying, Upper Elementary

Freedom Fire: Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement Family, Grief and Bereavement, Imagination and Play, Middle School, Royalty and Kingdoms, Upper Elementary

Superheroes Are Everywhere Biographies and Non-Fiction, Elementary School, Family, Friendship, Inspiration and Personal Growth, Politics and Government, Preschool, Superheroes, Town and CIty Life Kamala Harris

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition Autobiographies, Biographies and Non-Fiction, Family, Inventions and Innovations, Middle School, Natural and Man-Made Disasters, Poverty and Homelessness, Science and Nature, Upper Elementary, Writing and Literature

About the author

Jason Reynolds

Fantasma: Ele corre para salvar a própria vida… ou para fugir dela? (Ghost, Track 1) (Portuguese version) Jason Reynolds

Ghost: Si on fonce, peut-on échapper à son passé ? Jason Reynolds

The Boy in the Black Suit Careers and Jobs, Coming-of-Age, Drugs and Alcohol, Emotions and Feelings, Friendship, Grief and Bereavement, High School and (Young) Adult, Middle School, Natural and Man-Made Disasters, Perseverance and Determination, Romance, Town and CIty Life Jason Reynolds

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story Coming-of-Age, Emotions and Feelings, Family, High School and (Young) Adult, Romance Jason Reynolds

Lu (Track, 4) (Spanish Edition) Jason Reynolds

Sunny (Track, 3) (Spanish Edition) Jason Reynolds

Patina (Track, 2) (Spanish Edition) Diversity and Inclusion, Friendship, Grief and Bereavement, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Middle School, Preserverance and Determination, School Life and Education, Sports, Teasing and Bullying, Upper Elementary Jason Reynolds

Stamped (Para niños): El racismo, el antirracismo y tú Jason Reynolds

Fantasma: Ele corre para salvar a própria vida… ou para fugir dela? (Ghost, Track 1) (Portuguese version) Jason Reynolds

Ghost: Si on fonce, peut-on échapper à son passé ? Jason Reynolds

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story Coming-of-Age, Emotions and Feelings, Family, High School and (Young) Adult, Romance Jason Reynolds

Stamped (Para niños): El racismo, el antirracismo y tú Jason Reynolds

Fantasma: Ele corre para salvar a própria vida… ou para fugir dela? (Ghost, Track 1) (Portuguese version) Jason Reynolds

Ghost: Si on fonce, peut-on échapper à son passé ? Jason Reynolds

Back