When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
Ali is fifteen and lives in Brooklyn with his mother and little sister. His dad is around sometimes, but not always because his lifestyle is not something his mother wants the kids exposed to. Ali's best friend is Noodles, who has a brother named Needles that has Tourette's. Noodles treats Needles badly because of the Tourette's, and is also a bit of a thug. He steals and cheats people. Ali is not like this, but Noodles is his homeboy, so he puts up with it, and tries to fix things when he can.
One day, the three boys go to a party that they shouldn't be at, and things get real. Too real. Needles is hurt, Noodles turns out to be a chicken, and Ali kicks butt and takes names. People want to find the boys and rough them up, at the very least, but Ali's father takes care of things.
On the whole, this was a good book. Turned out better than I thought it would.
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