{"product_id":"when-i-was-the-greatest-9781442459489","title":"When I Was the Greatest","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a \"funny and rewarding\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003et really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNah, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYeah, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4473168\"\u003eJason Reynolds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.56w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442459489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442459484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF046120\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | United States | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058070\"\u003eDisabilities \u0026amp; Special Needs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF058020\"\u003eSocial Themes | Bullying\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJason Reynolds is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. Reynolds is also the 2020-2021 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was the Greatest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Boy in the Black Suit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e All American Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with Brendan Kiely), \u003ci\u003eAs Brave as You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e For Every One\u003c\/i\u003e, the Track series (\u003ci\u003eGhost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLu\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eLook Both Ways\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708174012653,"sku":"9781442459489","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5aca8f0b-74c8-40ab-bf59-fd950ac1fb2b.jpg?v=1650085590","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/when-i-was-the-greatest-9781442459489","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}