Author: Jason Reynolds
publisher name: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781442459489
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. 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.
And 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.
Yeah, 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.
