{"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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442459489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e163699 \/ When I Was the Greatest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jason Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651130126492,"sku":"9781442459489","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6d52a8be-9e6a-49d9-9a39-34ec66cc798e.jpg?v=1603876904","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-i-was-the-greatest-9781442459489","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}