Look Both Ways
Age 9+
Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories Sporting Stories School Stories Family & Home Stories
The new book from the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Award shortlisted and UK bestselling author Jason Reynolds
Parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, nosy neighbours, babysitters-there's not much of your day that isn't dictated by someone else. Unless you walk home from school-walkers have a rare unsupervised independence!
What waits for them is the mischief of curiosity, allies and enemies, a taste of freedom, and plenty of humour.
Creators
Jason Reynolds is the winner of more than 25 US and international awards, including the 2018 Edgar Award and LA Times Book Prizes, Newbery Award, Printz Award, as well as being a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his books include, Long Way Down, Miles Morales, Boy in the Black Suit, and the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu).
Reviews
Jason Reynolds is the star that literature needs right now
Huck Magazine
this is a funny collection of insights into the joys and dramas of being a pre-teen.
ReadPlus
Witty and clever, poignant and powerful, heart-breaking and humorous. Look Both Ways is a very unique and original book from an incredibly talented and one-of-a-kind author. Gripping, engrossing and essential reading, this is a walk around the block that is well worth taking.
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