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One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds comes a genre-defying new novel that serves as an homage to sharing the stories we all hold within ourselves.
Critic reviews
"Ten African-American narrators read these ten interconnected stories, and their performances are uniformly excellent, bringing the cast of characters to vivid life.... Author Reynolds's vibrant language, delivered by the narrator ensemble with style, makes every situation and detail - whether funny, outlandish, sad, or tender - feel genuine, relatable, and full of heart. Reynolds reads the final chapter himself, a poetic conclusion that connects all of the threads in this perfect middle-grade novel." (AudioFile Magazine)
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- Schuhmacher22
- 02-12-20
We all have a point of view.
I really love the simple, but deep premise of this book.
Jason Reynolds, you are an amazing storyteller.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-15-19
Best part was Jason
I appreciated the story arc for sure and can see why this has received such acclaim. The highlight for me was when Jason started narrating.
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- Zippy
- 04-18-21
Fantastic!!
I really like how each chapter is a stand alone but connects to make a whole. As a middle school teacher I can use it to hook readers, or a a daily read aloud.
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- brownbookworm
- 07-29-20
Wonderful
Magical and wonderful. Life affirming. Loved every story. It’s like a really great box of chocolates.
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- Jill Lahmann
- 03-25-20
Someone for Everyone
Those who have spent any amount of time around middle school students will enjoy and appreciate the unique qualities of each character and their overlapping threads throughout. The artful way each student is painted makes you feel connected to many if not all of these characters. Beautifully and authentically written. Highly recommend!
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- PizzosPages
- 04-17-21
So CLEVER but I want more!
I truly enjoyed this, my 5 Jason Reynolds book! It was full of humor, shenanigans,& MG heart! Short stories are my jam and I love the way Reynolds linked the stories without being obvious to meet publishing standards. I loved the variety in voices on page & in narration. A Good time just wish I had more and some stories were way too short!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-15-21
Details of life are LIFE
What a presence rolls out of these details. Cry, step forward and laugh. Live. As you read. Great book.
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- AmazonAddict
- 04-01-21
BookBliss
Jason Reynolds never fails! Brilliantly performed and extraordinary stories and characters! A masterpiece, well done!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-20
Subpar
Story falls flat and is empty. Not typical Reynolds' quality. Each block fails to become special.
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- Sean
- 05-25-23
When You’re a Walker You Know the Way
This is an excellent book! It reminded me of my days of a life lived in neighborhoods that unfolded block by block. This is for the kids that live life on their feet, and for the ones that want to know them better.
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A cannon. A strap. Or, you can call it a gun. That's what 15-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That's where Will's now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother's gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he's after. Or does he?
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Real and Relevant!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 11-05-17
By: Jason Reynolds
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Ain't Burned All the Bright
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Jason Reynolds, Nile Bullock, Tatum Marylin Hall, and others
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds.
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Just what I needed!
- By Del on 07-19-22
By: Jason Reynolds
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The Boy in the Black Suit
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Corey Allen
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Just when 17-year-old Matt thinks he can't handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more - and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down - in this wry, gritty novel from the author of When I Was the Greatest. Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died - although she did, and it sucks.
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Engaging read about a soft black teen
- By AudioBookHoe on 07-26-17
By: Jason Reynolds
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When I Was the Greatest
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: JB Adkins
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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 captures the heart 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.
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Outstanding!!!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 10-27-17
By: Jason Reynolds
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Portico Reeves’s superpower is making sure all the other superheroes—like his parents and two best friends—stay super. And safe. Super safe. And he does this all in secret. No one in his civilian life knows he’s actually…Stuntboy! But his regular Portico identity is pretty cool, too. He lives in the biggest house on the block, maybe in the whole city, which basically makes it a castle. His mom calls where they live an apartment building. But a building with fifty doors just in the hallways is definitely a castle.
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One of the best!
- By Wayne Moore on 06-18-23
By: Jason Reynolds
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Spider-Man: Carnage in New York
- By: David Michelinie, Dean Wesley Smith, Marvel
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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A vicious serial killer named Cletus Kasady has had his body chemistry altered by an alien creature. Now, Kasady can transform into Carnage, who, along with his lethal living costume, lives for chaos and random acts of senseless, brutal murder! Carnage has been returned to New York in chains, the subject of a daring attempt to reverse the effects of his metamorphosis. When the interference of a deranged scientist causes the experiment to go horribly wrong, Carnage is set loose upon the city once again!
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great story, and well performed
- By antray on 06-26-21
By: David Michelinie, and others
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Miles Morales Suspended
- A Spider-Man Novel
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Miles Morales is just your average teenager. He has unexpectedly become totally obsessed with poetry and can never seem to do much more than babble around his crush. Nothing too weird. Oh! Except, just yesterday, he used his Spidey superpowers to save the world (no biggie) from an evil mastermind called The Warden. And the grand prize Miles gets for that is….
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Amazing!!!
- By Joshua Hudley on 07-23-23
By: Jason Reynolds
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories
- By: Ellen Oh - editor
- Narrated by: Ellen Oh, Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, and Jacqueline Woodson join newcomer Kelly J. Baptist in a story collection that is as humorous as it is heartfelt. This impressive group of authors has earned among them every major award in children's publishing and popularity as New York Times best sellers.
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This book is a GEM of great worth.
- By Joyce H. on 10-28-17
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All American Boys
- By: Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Keith Nobbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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