When I Was the Greatest -- Jason Reynolds

<b>From #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a "funny and rewarding" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen.</b> <p/><i>A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don</i>'<i>t really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing.</i> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jason Reynolds<br><b>Publisher:</b> Atheneum Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 08/18/2015<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.25h x 5.56w x 0.75d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781442459489<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-17<br><