u003cbu003eA National Book Award Finalist!u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eFrom National Book Award finalist and u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions a walk home can take.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThis story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy—u003cbru003e u003cbru003eTalking about boogers.u003cbru003e Stealing pocket change.u003cbru003e Skateboarding.u003cbru003e Wiping out.u003cbru003e Braving up.u003cbru003e Executing complicated handshakes.u003cbru003e Planning an escape.u003cbru003e Making jokes.u003cbru003e Lotioning up.u003cbru003e Finding comfort.u003cbru003e But mostly, too busy walking home.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eJason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
