When I Was the Greatest
by Jason Reynolds
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 62,065
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163699, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Brooklyn
- Family life--New York (State)--Brooklyn--Fiction
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Neighborhoods
- New York (State)
- Conduct of life
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Violence--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- African Americans
- Violence
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Families
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds about When I Was the Greatest
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 6
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2015
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2015
![In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024](/images/awards/205.png.pagespeed.ce.AT1h0RpOZw.png)
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2014
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