When I Was the Greatest
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a âfunny and rewardingâ (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen. A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don’t really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing. Nah, not his thing. Ali’s got enough going on, between school and boxing and helping out at home. His best friend Noodles, though. Now there’s a dude looking for trouble – and, somehow, it’s always Ali around to pick up the pieces. But, hey, a guy’s gotta look out for his boys, right? Besides, it’s all small potatoes; it’s not like anyone’s getting hurt. And then there’s Needles. Needles is Noodles’s brother. He’s got a syndrome, and gets these ticks and blurts out the wildest, craziest things. It’s cool, though: everyone on their street knows he doesn’t mean anything by it. Yeah, it’s coolâ¦until Ali and Noodles and Needles find themselves somewhere they never expected to beâ¦somewhere they never should’ve beenâwhere the people aren’t so friendly, and even less forgiving. âA funny and rewarding read.â Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review âUrban fiction with heartâ¦unexpectedly gorgeous.â Booklist âMoving and thought-provokingâ¦defies readers’ expectations.â Kirkus When I Was the Greatest Written by Jason Reynolds Source: Publisher (Faber and Faber)
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