When I Was the Greatest

When I Was the Greatest

In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your headâ‚¬"even if youâ‚¬re totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen.

A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I donâ‚¬t really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing.

Nah, not his thing. Aliâ‚¬s got enough going on, between school and boxing and helping out at home. His best friend Noodles, though. Now thereâ‚¬s a dude looking for troubleâ‚¬"and, somehow, itâ‚¬s always Ali around to pick up the pieces. But, hey, a guyâ‚¬s gotta look out for his boys, right? Besides, itâ‚¬s all small potatoes; itâ‚¬s not like anyoneâ‚¬s getting hurt.

And then thereâ‚¬s Needles. Needles is Noodlesâ‚¬s brother. Heâ‚¬s got a syndrome, and gets these ticks and blurts out the wildest, craziest things. Itâ‚¬s cool, though: everyone on their street knows he doesnâ‚¬t mean anything by it.

Yeah, itâ‚¬s coolâ‚¬Â¦until Ali and Noodles and Needles find themselves somewhere they never expected to beâ‚¬Â¦somewhere they never should've beenâ‚¬"where the people aren't so friendly, and even less forgiving.
Country USA
Brand Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781442459472
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781442459472

Country	USA
Brand	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781442459472
ReleaseDate	2014-01-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781442459472

When I Was the Greatest

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