When I Was the Greatest
Winner - Indie Book Award
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the Carnegie and UKLA winning author, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines - illustrated by award-winner, Akhran Girmay.
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From the Carnegie and UKLA winning author, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines - illustrated by award-winner, Akhran Girmay.
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From Carnegie winning author, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines - illustrated by award-winner, Akhran Girmay.A lot of the stuff that gives my neighbourhood 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.
'A funny and rewarding read.' Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review
'Fiction with heart . . . unexpectedly gorgeous.' Booklist
'Moving and thought-provoking . . . defies readers' expectations.' Kirkus
Autoren-Porträt von Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds is a critically acclaimed American writer and poet and winner of the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. From Jason: "Here's what I know: I know there are a lot - A LOT - of young people who hate reading. I know that many of these book haters are boys. I know that many of these book-hating boys, don't actually hate books, they hate boredom. So here's what I plan to do: NOT WRITE BORING BOOKS. "
This is the first of his books to be published in the UK.
jasonwritesbooks.com
@jasonreynolds83 Akhran Girmay is a FAB Prize winning illustrator based in Bristol. He is enthralled by storytelling from ancient mythologies and enjoys the act of world-building. Often his stylistic objective is to produce textured and coarse illustrations through the use of traditional media and with a focus on dynamic and bold characterisations.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jason Reynolds
- Altersempfehlung: 12 - 16 Jahre
- 2022, Main, 272 Seiten, Maße: 12,7 x 19,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
- ISBN-10: 0571369642
- ISBN-13: 9780571369645
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Reynolds' voice is impressively fully formed and the comic-like illustrations in this edition from the award-winning Bristolian Akhran Girmay give it a fresh new look. Reynolds is a master at making us feel at home in other people's neighbourhoods... You can see how Reynolds has become one of America's favourite children's authors. The Times, Book of the Week
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