Little Moses and I thought we were getting an action-packed "black Spider-Man", but we got so much more: a meditation on what it means to be a teenager with exceptional capabilities in a world incapable of understanding you, the travails of high school, adults who "don't get it", and the cultural ramifications of gentrification in Brooklyn, (And, you know, kicking butt.)
— Doug
About the Author
JASON REYNOLDS is the author of the critically acclaimed When I Was the Greatest, for which he was the recipient of the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe Award for New Talent; the Coretta Scott King Honor books The Boy in the Black Suit and All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); As Brave As You, his middle grade debut; and National Book Award finalist Ghost, the first in a four-book series about kids on an elite track team. Jason recently moved to Washington, DC, but before that spent many years in Miles Morales’s very own Brooklyn, New York.
Praise For…
"A must-read for any fan of Spider-Man."—Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of Miles Morales
"A thrilling joyride through the streets of Brooklyn. Jason Reynolds's fresh voice and unflinching truth-telling bring a whole new vitality to the Spider-Man story. Absolutely brilliant."—Daniel José Older, <EM>New York Times</EM> best-selling author of <EM>Shadowshaper</EM>
"Equal parts hero and heart, this is the Spidey we want and need,"—Margaret Stohl, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Black Widow: Forever Red
