When I Was the Greatest
- ISBN-10
- 1442459492
- ISBN-13
- 9781442459496
- Category
- Young Adult Fiction
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-07
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Jason Reynolds
Description
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.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
By Walter Dean MyersThe fight with Bob Foster on November 21, 1972, was an important chapter in Ali's comeback. Foster was a light heavyweight who had ... At first his cornermen didn't realize the extent of his injury. Ali didn't want the fight stopped.
-
The Greatest: My Own Story
By Muhammad Ali, Richard DurhamThis is a multifaceted portrait of Muhammad Ali only he could render: sports legend; unapologetic anti-war advocate; outrageous showman and gracious goodwill ambassador; fighter, lover, poet, and provocateur; an irresistible force to be ...
-
The Greatest Salesman in the World
By Og MandinoIt is a book for the hours and for the years, a book to turn to over and over again, as to a friend, a book of moral, spiritual and ethical guidance, an unfailing source of comfort and inspiration.”—Lester J. Bradshaw, Jr., Former Dean, ...
-
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
By Thomas Hauser... 68–69, 145, 165, 177, 451 Gumbel, Bryant, 223–25, 507–8 Halas, George, 383 Halberstam,David, 282 Haley, Alex,101, 109–10, 430–31, 508–9 Hamill, Pete,53 Hamlet (Shakespeare), 386 Harlan,John Marshall,239 Hartman, Clarence, 169 Hatch, ...
-
When I Was Old
By Georges SimenonI was nearing the age of sixty' Georges Simenon's autobiographical notebooks, in which he recorded his observations, experiences, anxieties and 'all the silly ideas that pass through my head', are one of the most candid self-portraits of a ...
-
Muhammad Ali: I Am the Greatest
By Percy LeedHe spent endless hours training and dreaming of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. In 1964, his dream came true when he beat Sonny Liston. Soon after this victory, Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
-
Wrong Side of the Court
By H.N. Khandead wrong, alongside a purple tracksuit. I feel like it's inspired by the ... says Coach, walking up to me and pointing at the baseline. “Goddamn, everyone is busting their ... “It was just a suicide, Coach,” I say, wiping my forehead.
-
Who Was the Greatest?: Muhammad Ali: A Who HQ Graphic Novel
By Who HQ, Gabe Soria"The Who HQ Graphic Novels series does an excellent job of quickly engaging readers by capturing the drama and immediacy of pivotal historic events." — Booklist Discover the story behind Muhammad Ali and the boxing match that captivated ...
-
The Boy in the Black Suit
By Jason ReynoldsSoon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.
-
The Greatest Miracle in the World
By Og MandinoFor the millions who have embraced Og Mandino's classic, The Greatest Salesman in the World, here is his new book, which contains the amazing Memorandum from God . . . to you.