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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Jason Reynolds

Ten kids, ten stories, one walk home — Jason Reynolds delivers a Carnegie Medal-winning collection that is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking.

Kid
71
/ 100
Parent
82
/ 100
Teacher
80
/ 100
Best fit: ages 10-13 Still works: ages 9-14

Our Take

A literary powerhouse that parents and teachers value more highly than kids — exceptional writing craft, moral complexity, and emotional depth earn top marks from adults, while the episodic structure and literary ambitions slightly temper the pure entertainment factor for young readers who prefer sustained plot momentum.

✓ Perfect for

  • readers who love authentic voices and characters who feel real
  • kids navigating friendship, identity, and growing up
  • fans of Jason Reynolds or realistic middle-grade fiction
  • reluctant readers who respond to humor and short chapters
  • classroom novel study and read-aloud

Book facts

Format
middle grade novel
ISBN
9781432893224
Illustration
sparse

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