{"product_id":"books-when-i-was-the-greatest-by-jason-reynolds","title":"When I Was the Greatest","description":"In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head--even if you're totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut that \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003ecalls a funny and rewarding read captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 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.\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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670857212177,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781442459489.jpg?v=1781513324","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-when-i-was-the-greatest-by-jason-reynolds","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}