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Look both ways a tale told in ten blocks

by Reynolds, Jason,

Format: Book on CD 2019
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Summary
A National Book Award Finalist
A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions a walk home can take.

This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy--

Talking about boogers.
Stealing pocket change.
Skateboarding.
Wiping out.
Braving up.
Executing complicated handshakes.
Planning an escape.
Making jokes.
Lotioning up.
Finding comfort.
But mostly, too busy walking home.

Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.

Contents
Water booger bears
The low cuts strike again
Skitter hitter
How to look (both) both ways
Call of duty
Five things easier to do than Simeon's and Kenzi's secret handshake
Satchmo's master plan
Cokabooka land
How a boy can become a grease fire
The broom dog.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "How do you invest a reader in a short-story collection? Begin with the promise of a school bus falling from the sky. This tease kickstarts the book, exciting the imagination before embarking like a bus on a neighborhood tour. Ten stories are told in parallel, each following different middle-graders home from school. On Marston Street, TJ lays out his hilarious hypothesis that we all boogers. On Placer Street, we meet the Low Cuts, a four-kid crew that hustles for spare change to help their cancer-stricken parents. There's Bryson, jumped on Burman Street for showing that it's OK for boys to kiss boys. Cynthia, who learned joke telling from her grandpa on Southview Avenue before his health began to decline. Here Reynolds exhibits his mastery of character. Each protagonist is distinct engaging, sympathetic, complex each story uniquely memorable. The prose flows effortlessly, rhythmic and real, and by broadening the scope to 10 middle-grade stories, he captures that age. These are quite simply and profoundly stories about kids and the comedy and tragedy of childhood. As the chapters pass, readers will sink into the more-and-more familiar neighborhood, getting so invested in these linked human experiences that, when the bus finally falls, it's only to remind us that we're all connected. This is storytelling at its finest, a true masterpiece from one of kidlit's brightest ambassadors.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Reynolds, basically kidlit royalty at this point, will summon a crowd with this short-story collection.--Ronny Khuri Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Reynolds (the Track series) packs the 10 blocks surrounding multiple schools with 10 relatable slice-of-life stories that start after school ends, each beginning with a black-and-white drawing by Nabaum. An overlapping cast of black characters populates the tales as they experience the tribulations of familial love ("Ookabooka Land"), fears ("Satchmo's Master Plan"), first crushes ("How a Boy Becomes a Grease Fire"), near-death experiences ("The Broom Dog"), and more. Among the most memorable of these stories are "The Low Cuts Strike Again," about a group of free-lunch students who are all children of cancer survivors (and rock low-cut haircuts in solidarity); "Skitter Hitter," about Pia Foster, skateboarder extraordinaire, her deceased expert skateboarder sister Santi, and the boys who bully them about their skill; and "Call of Duty," which portrays one hopeful, compassionate outcome of standing up against homophobic bullying. In Reynolds's signature style, each story rings with emotional authenticity and empathy, and not a small amount of rib-tickling humor offsets the sometimes bittersweet realities of the characters' lives. Ages 10--14. Agent: Elena Giovinazzo, Pippin Properties. (Oct.)"
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Additional Information
Subjects Walking -- Juvenile fiction.
Students -- Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Short stories.
Children's audiobooks.
Publisher [New York] :2019
Edition Unabridged.
Contributors Simms, Heather Alicia, narrator.
Chalk, Chris (Christopher Eugene), narrator.
Turpin, Bahni, narrator.
Ojo, Adenrele, narrator.
Free, Kevin R., narrator.
Jackson, JD, narrator.
Lockard, Guy, narrator.
LaVoy, January, narrator.
Sadzin, David, narrator.
Reynolds, Jason, narrator.
Participants/Performers Read by Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, David Sadzin, Jason Reynolds.
Language English
Notes Title from container.
Compact discs.
Description 4 audio discs (3 hr., 59 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN 9781508267140
1508267146
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