Thank you so much to Simon Teen for a copy of this e-ARC! This is an AMAZING YA story. Although this book stressed and even angered me, I loved the representation of autism. I really appreciated how this story shed light on the challenges of living on the spectrum while also dealing with daily biases and racism as a Black person.

One of my favorite aspects of this book was the brotherhood, as well as the questions around fairness and privilege. I truly felt for both Brandon and Aiden. The conflicting emotions they each experienced really tugged at my heartstrings. This will be a book I will forever recommend, especially to anyone who is a fan of YA. Read if you enjoy:

-Books with neurodivergent representation
-Brotherhood bonds
-Books that address social injustices

I would’ve been into the race and social justice plots by themselves, BUT I absolutely love and believe the autistic representation made the story so much better! I really enjoyed getting to know Aiden. Being picked on for being autistic set off this domino effect of bad things, but through it all, I loved seeing the people around Aiden learn to accept him. Also, seeing Aiden learn to be accepted. I was just so happy for him. Of course, the other parts of the plot are heavy as well. Brandon’s experience was difficult to read, but his story reflects real life and needs to be told. Also, the very serious representation of how Black people are treated by cops in general, but being Black and autistic is a whole other level of challenging and an important reality to portray. My heart really hurt for Aiden during the cop scene. I flew through this book and I hope everyone gets to read it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC!

This book is a game-winning touchdown of a book! DeAndra Davis has written an absolute gem in All the Noise at Once. Aiden’s POV narration is an inviting window into the mind of an autistic boy and sings with Davis’s lived experience as an autistic person. I’m neurodivergent, too, and I felt held by so many parts of this story. I know it is going to mean so much to neurodivergent teens—especially boys. The sibling story at the heart of the book is also moving and real, showing all the parts of siblinghood. I just really loved this one. It’s going big places—I can feel it!

And just on a silly personal note—I am not a football person at all, but I found myself cheering during each on-page game for this book. Sports knowledge is not needed to enjoy this at all. It’s accessible even to chronic indoor kids (like me).

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I was so close to DNFing this book or just putting it aside for a little bit but I knew that it had potential so I wanted to give it more of a chance and once I got to the 50% mark, I ended up just flying through the book. I really loved the main character Aiden, and I loved his connection with his older brother. I loved the representation and how reflective it was in a very simple and realistic way. I also appreciated the important conversations that were brought up, and the way that all the characters were able to come together and do the right thing considering all the context and circumstances. Obviously this wasn’t like my favorite book in the entire world, but I highly recommend it and overall just think it’s important for people to read. There are a lot of topics and conversations that are talked about in this book that are very relevant in our world today and those are the kinds of books we should be reading right now.

𐙚 - 🅣🅗🅞🅤🅖🅗🅣🅢: Such a great read✨
Wow! This story of brotherhood and identity was just so gripping. It highlights the unfortunate reality of social injustice. With Black autistic rep at the center of the story, Davis takes you on a journey that has you feeling like these are your own sons learning to navigate the challenges and struggles that someone like them may face in this world despite the choices made to protect them from these realities. Packed with emotions, there moments of pride, anxiety, frustration, fear, love, and so much more.

✨🗣️Shout out to Brandon. He was everything the Aiden’s of this world need and more. Even through his own journey, he provided such a beautiful comfort in his brotherhood to Aiden. ✨

Did I ever think I would enjoy a book that had football in it? Nope. But guess what?! This book was great! I would read it again, for sure.

Aiden is a black autistic teenager who just wants to be on the football team with his big brother. There is an incident, and Aiden tries to help find out the truth and get justice for his brother all while navigating his own emotions about everything going on around him.

I loved the autism representation in this book!

I’m sure this a great story with an impactful message, but the way the prose conveyed how the protagonist’s brain worked kept taking me out. The constant “Note” tangents frustrated me, especially the ones about football.

This book was so so so soooo good! DeAndra did a beautiful job with telling Aiden and Brandon’s story., and I have very minimal critiques.

All the Noise at Once follows Aiden and Brandon, two brothers who have bonded through their love of random facts and football. Aiden is on the autism spectrum and all he wants to do is play football with his brother before he graduates. He’s struggled with dealing with controlling his emotions and reactions when he gets overwhelmed, which he thought ruined his chances, until an opportunity comes up that allows him to join. After the team goes out to celebrate their big win, a teammate named Carter picks a fight with Aiden where someone calls the police and the situation escalates. Aiden and his other black teammates are assaulted by the police for “resisting arrest,” and Brandon is arrested for assaulting an officer trying to save Aiden from being hurt. Aiden now has to navigate school without him brother while Brandon prepares for his trial after finding out the police are trying him as an adult. This story allows both brothers to navigate grief of the familiar, understanding new feelings they’ve never dealt with, learning who really had your back or not, pushing back, and about what resilience truly means.

- I loved Aiden and Brandon’s relationship. The random animal facts and how Brandon looks out for him.
- I love Isabella
- I love Aiden’s ability to understand more than people give autistic people credit for
- the pushback of authority
- questions the norms of privilege and fairness

Davis has a once-in-a-generation voice that digs straight into your heart. As someone who has watched the evolution of this story first-hand, I know just how much time, love, and care has been put into creating a story that is so authentic, poignant, and timely. I absolute flew through the pages and cannot wait for more books from this author. She's one to watch!

I absolutely loved this cover and the fact that it addresses a boy with autism which is near and dear to my heart! This was a fantastic read! Nothing like brotherly love ❤️

If you are looking for autistic Black teen representation within an All the Hate You Give kind of story, you may want to pick this one up 🥹 All the Noise at once centers on two Black teen brothers, Aiden, who is autistic, and Brandon, who is a popular quarterback in their town. Told through Aiden’s POV before and after an incident, this story captures the love between two brothers who are learning what it means to be Black in a world set on seeing you as a threat. It pulled at my heart strings, it made me angry, but it also spoke the necessary truth. Just an overall compelling and moving story y’all idk pick it up!!!

Things I loved:
-the characters feel natural and complex. I especially loved the care that when into exploring Aiden’s autism and learned so much more about it while reading (some common triggers, how autism organizes your brain in specific ways, etc). I also loved how his autism is not portrayed as a limitation to what he wants to do as a teen.
-I loved the messaging that proximity to whiteness does not make you exempt from experiencing racism because it’s the truth. Brandon is a loved football player who, at the same time, got to see how quickly people turned their backs on him. I think a lot of folks need to read this, especially kids.
-the brotherhood stole my heart
-the lowkey romance was super sweet 🥹

very painfully real, very stressfully written, very interesting. awesomely written main characters. entirely well-done. 5 stars. tysm for the arc.

Characters: 4.5⭐️
Setting: 4.50⭐️
Plot: 5.00⭐️
Themes: 5.00⭐️
Personal enjoyment: 4.50⭐️
Emotional Impact: 4.50⭐️
Overall rating: 4.50⭐️

All the Noise At Once is a story that focuses on two brothers; Brandon who is the star quarterback of his highschool's football team, and Aiden who is on the autism spectrum who just wants to play football and be like his older brother. One night, when the team goes to the diner to celebrate, a fight ensues and Brandon is wrongfully arrested on charges of trespassing and assault. Aiden is now trying to navigate the after effects and try to find justice for his brother.

This story is so important to read, and covers some pretty heavy topics like social injustice and racism. Even though this is a YA contemporary novel, it was written and done so wonderfully which made it both difficult and harder to read. There is great representation within this book of autism and how the justice systems continues to fail young, black men in our country.

Told through the eyes of Aiden, you get a first hand glimpse of how something traumatic could affect an entire family and community. This book was out of my comfort zone, and I am so glad I read it. I think this is perfect for the younger generation to read to understand the injustices of the judicial system and the racism that people still face to this day.

First off I want to say that this book is just wonderfully written. A few pages in you can tell that this is going to be a good story. The book follows main character Aiden and his brother. Aiden has autism and wants to play football with his brother for his brother’s senior year but an incident happens that could jeopardize that for both of them. The story allows you to look at a lot of things from Aiden’s point of view while he deals with autism. I like that this book highlights the struggles of someone with a disability and also being black and trying to navigate both. It’s so much anyone can learn from this story. The ending is great and I was happy to see how a lot of the characters were able to learn and grow from their mistakes throughout the book.

Thank you to DeAndra Davis, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and NetGalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I've been trying to figure out how to word this. But first I will say, at only a few chapters in I immediately preordered this book. This is a beautifully written book that resonated with me in so many ways. It touches on being neurodivergent (in this case autistic specifically) and the way the world views you. But added onto that being neurodivergent and Black. Beyond that it touches on the societal expectations of perfection and to caste aside our internal turmoil when faced with hard decisions and difficult moments. I love Aiden! I love the relationship with his brother Brandon. The internal dialogue for this main character was just .... It resonated with me so much. I was so proud of this fictional character in this book. His growth helped others grow around him in ways they couldn't out didn't expect. You will see growth from unexpected characters, and great examples of real healthy dialogue around difficult topics. I will be keeping an eye out from more from this author. I finished this book and can't wait to get the physical copies to highlight so many good quotes and moments. Thank you DeAndra for such a beautiful story that will forever hold a special place in my heart. I haven't made a video yet , but can't wait !!

This novel was compelling, as much as it was moving. I really related to Aiden as someone who is also autistic. And how others view you being autistic. This novel follows Aiden, who has always wanted to play football like his quarterback brother, Brandon. After an overstimulation meltdown causes him to miss getting on the team, he gets a second chance when a spot unexpectedly needs to be filled. However one day, a fight breaks out and Aiden's brother interfere's. And then Brandon is arrested-now, Aiden has to try and figure out what exactly happened that fateful day.

I will definitely be requesting this book from my library and getting a physical copy of my own, I think this story is fundamental and should be required for everyone.

I really enjoyed this story. All of the characters were so well develped that I could envision what they looked like and the mannerisms they had as if they were right in front of me. I wasn't sure how well the austism side of the story would be reflected, but I was very happy to see how well it was portrayed. As an educator, I could see several students in Aiden's place and could connect to the struggle that he was feeling. I think the issues that the book mentioned are ones that are so important to bring to light and this book does that beautifully. I will definitely be purchasing this for my school library.

This book was such a pleasure to read. The writing is empathetic and compelling, like speaking with a good friend. The characters are dynamic and loveable - as someone very different from the main character, I appreciated the insightful and authentic point of view that let me understand the way he saw the world. Some characters have more flaws than likable traits, but even they are well written to the point where they feel like real people with their own internal struggles you can relate to.

This book is about family, and the relationship between two brothers who mean everything to each other, but it's also about many aspects of community and coming of age. Aiden has to grow as his relationship with his brother is strained under the stress, but he also learns about his own identity in terms of race, friendship, his team, his neighbors, and living on the spectrum.

It is sad and yet comforting, unique yet familiar, and accessible and lighthearted without being sugar-coated or watered-down. I'm looking forward to recommending it to anyone who has felt discouraged, outcast, or trying to find their place.

This book was very different from what i typically read but i ended up enjoying it a lot and wanting to read more from this author.

All the noise at once tells the story of brotherly love and injustice in a society that is still not acceptant.
It also highlights how important it is to not make assumptions about something or someone before you know the whole story. The characters in this story weren't perfect and i liked that even when they made mistakes, they tried to learn from them and do better.

Thank you Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing and the author for this amazing ARC!

While this book stressed me so much and angered me, I loved it. There are many stories like this, but adding the additional detail of having an character with autism sheds a new light. When you're Black there is already so much that we have against us. Black people can do all the right things, but we are going to be treated differently not matter what. This is what made it so frustrating because this is reality. Their parents even tried to move them to an environment to show them that Black people are just like them, and honestly, I understood. But instead they only viewed the family as good despite being Black. You can still be a "respectable" person and you will still get treated different, which is the unfortunate truth.

I really loved the brotherhood between Aiden and Brandon. I felt for the both of them because they both had such conflicting emotion. Brandon quietly questioning everything and wondering why all of this is happening to him despite doing everything right, and then Aiden feeling guilty about what happened and constantly blaming himself because he's different. It was complicated despite the love they had for each other, but it felt very real. I also loved the brotherhood between SOME of the football team. They obviously loved Brandon, but I loved how they showed up for Aiden throughout the book too.