When I Was the Greatest (Reprint ed.)(Paperback)

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Gorgeously written book. The characters feel real, with everyone having strengths and faults. The story arc is believable and the end satisfied. I never would have picked this book up if I hadn't met the author, but I'm so glad I did. Highly recommended. (4 stars instead of 5 because I reserve fi...

from Brainannex

This book tells the story of the Brooklyn that is not the hipster art community that many of us know and love/hate. Instead, there are good guys and bad guys and guys you've just known all your life and they just are who they are. Ali is trying to live his life, maybe score a girl, and not be so ...

from lilibrarian

Ali lives in Brooklyn with his mother and sister. His best friend, Noodles, lives next door with his mother and his brother, Needles. Ali wants to keep his nose clean, but Noodles seems to always be looking for a fight. When Needles is beat up at a party the boys shouldn't have been at, a chain o...

from acargile

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds is a book about how to be a good person no matter the circumstances. Ali lives in Brooklyn, in a rough neighborhood. Next door is a place of drugs and questionable women. One day Ali meets Noodles (as nicknamed by Ali's sister who names everyone) sitting ...

from lilnursesuhy

A really good story. I enjoyed the entire book.**I received this book for free as part of a First-Reads promotion