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When I Was the Greatest

 Author: Jason Reynolds  Category: Coming-of-Age, Crime, Disabilities and Differences, Family, Friendship, Middle School, School Life and Education, Street Violence and Gang Activity, Town and CIty Life  Publisher: Faber and Faber  Country: United States  Language: English  Reading Age: Middle School More Details  Amazon  Bookshop org
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a ‘funny and rewarding’ (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 cool . . . until Ali and Noodles and Needles find themselves somewhere they never expected to be . . . somewhere they never should’ve been – where the people aren’t so friendly, and even less forgiving.

‘A funny and rewarding read.’ Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
‘Urban fiction with heart . . . unexpectedly gorgeous.’ Booklist
‘M oving and thought-provoking . . . defies readers’ expectations.’ Kirkus

When I Was the Greatest
Written by Jason Reynolds

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