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Written By: Jason Reynolds
Published: January 7, 2014
4.5/5 Star Rating on Amazon
241 Pages
https://www.amazon.com/When-Was-Greatest-Jason-Reynolds/dp/1442459484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477075401&sr=8-1&keywords=when+i+was+the+greatest

Kindle: $1.99 !

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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award

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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award

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"These books affirm new talent and offer visibility to excellence in writing or illustration at the beginning of a career as a published book creator." -ALA.org

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"Family is family.  You can't pick them, and you sure as hell can't give them back."

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When I Was the Greatest, is a story about 3 teenaged boys who live in Bed Stuy, New York.  Ali Brooks is a fifteen year old boy who comes from a semi-broken family.  His dad isn't exactly in the picture, his mom works like crazy so she can support their family, and he has a little sister who he would do anything for. His two friends/neighbors Noodles and Needles have been friends for a long time. Noodles is older than Needles, and he treats him differently due to a syndrome Needles has.   Ali starts to question his friendship with Noodles when things start to get tough in their social lives.

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When reading this book I asked a lot of questions. There are a lot of events that go on in this book that make you really think. A lot of these questions were answered as you continued reading. I also used schema when reading this book, and I knew some of the students in the high school class made self to text schema. I ended up buying the book and read ahead the class, but I know a lot of these students have gone through or can relate to the main characters in this story. I also used self to text schema because I remember what it was like to be 16 and not fully being sure what I am supposed to do next, who to be friends with, and just how to go about certain things in life.

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I am currently volunteering at Chico High School.  I volunteer in a Freshman SDC English class and a Senior SDC English class.
The teacher picked this book because the students could relate with the characters in the book.