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When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is When I Was the Greatest about?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a “funny and rewarding” (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen.A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood 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 tics 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.

Who reads When I Was the Greatest?

Author

Jason Reynolds

Publisher

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442459489

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult

Rating

3.93 / 5 (2,635 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13