When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds, 232 pages
Ali lives in kind of a tough neighborhood, but his friend
Noodles and Noodles’s brother Needles, have got it a lot tougher. Their apartment in the building next door to
his is in much worse shape and their mother is rarely home. Ali has his little sister Jazz, and even
though his dad isn’t around much and his mom works so she’s gone a lot, he
knows they both love him and his mom, especially, is looking out for him. Ali doesn’t understand why Noodles treats
Needles so bad sometimes, just because he has Tourette’s Syndrome. No one else in the neighborhood cares but
Noodles is always ragging on him. Ali
isn’t sure how much more he can take, and after an incident, it’s possible that
Needles may not be ready to take anymore either. This is a really good realistic story that
ought to appeal especially to teen boys.
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