Stuntboy, In The Meantime

Miles Morales: Spider-Man

All American Boys

There Was a Party for Langston

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Dream On, Amber

Claudia and the Great Search

Boy Underwater

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. 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.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Stuntboy, In The Meantime

Raúl The Third, Jason Reynolds, 2021

Miles Morales: Spider-Man

Jason Reynolds, 2017

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely, 2015

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey, 2023

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, Rachelle Baker, 2021

Dream On, Amber

Emma Shevah, 2014

Claudia and the Great Search

Ann M. Martin, 1990

Boy Underwater

Adam Baron, 2018