Book description
Carnegie Medal winner
A National Book Award Finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Childrenās Book of 2019
A Time Best Childrenās Book of 2019
A Today Show Best Kidsā Book of 2019
A Washington Post Best Childrenās Bookā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Look Both Ways as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In 10 short stories set in a single neighborhood in the city, Jason Reynolds skillfully paints a layered picture of adolescence. Each story features a different block in the neighborhood, and a different group of kids confronting bullies, trying to tell their crushes how they feel, and generally inelegantly negotiating the wilds of growing up. The characters are as funny as they are believable, and their approaches to the issues they face will elicit compassion from any reader.Ā
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