When I Was the Greatest: Winner - Indie Book Award

ISBN-13: 9780571369645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 128 str.

Jason Reynolds

Opis

From the Carnegie and UKLA winning author, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines - illustrated by award-winner, Akhran Girmay.

Recenzje

Reynolds' voice is impressively fully formed and the comic-like illustrations in this edition from the award-winning Bristolian Akhran Girmay give it a fresh new look. Reynolds is a master at making us feel at home in other people's neighbourhoods... You can see how Reynolds has become one of America's favourite children's authors. The Times, Book of the Week

O autorze

Jason Reynolds is a critically acclaimed American writer and poet and winner of the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers.

From Jason: "Here's what I know: I know there are a lot - A LOT - of young people who hate reading. I know that many of these book haters are boys. I know that many of these book-hating boys, don't actually hate books, they hate boredom. So here's what I plan to do: NOT WRITE BORING BOOKS. "

This is the first of his books to be published in the UK.

jasonwritesbooks.com
@jasonreynolds83 Akhran Girmay is a FAB Prize winning illustrator based in Bristol. He is enthralled by storytelling from ancient mythologies and enjoys the act of world-building. Often his stylistic objective is to produce textured and coarse illustrations through the use of traditional media and with a focus on dynamic and bold characterisations.