Long Way Round
2004
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Oct 24, 2017 · Gripping, unnerving story of teen boy contemplating revenge. Read Common Sense Media's Long Way Down review, age rating, and parents guide.
Oct 24, 2017 · Long Way Down is a novel written in verse that tells the story of fifteen-year-old Will who seeks to venge his murdered brother Shawn. But as he takes the elevator down, with a gun tucked in his pants, it stops on each floor and a ghost from Will's past enters, all victims of gun violence, but will that be enough to change his mind ?
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Oct 17, 2017 · After 15-year-old Will sees his older brother, Shawn, gunned down on the streets, he sets out to do the expected: the rules dictate no crying, no snitching, and revenge. Though the African-American teen has never held one, Will leaves his apartment with his brother’s gun tucked in his waistband.
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Oct 13, 2020 · The ghosts, their truths, and the fact that he has never held a gun before make the decision to enact revenge that much more frightening. Based on Reynolds’ 2017 award-winning verse novel of the same name, this full-color graphic adaptation will pull in both old and new readers.
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Ok, here’s the truth: Long Way Down was my first Jason Reynolds read. I had heard the name everywhere (how could you not?), but none of his titles had really grabbed my attention until Long Way Downcame out. I had been in the middle of planning my first creative writing class, and I was constantly on the lookout for great novels in verse to use as ...
First and foremost, the story is spellbinding. You ache for Will even as he takes on a gruesome task. Anyone who has lived with an “eye for an eye” mentality or worked closely with students who do will understand Will’s misguided attempt to do what’s right for his brother. Even as you’re urging him to STOP. One question sits at the center of the st...
It is this intermingling of advanced writing with common vocabulary that makes Long Way Downthe perfect book for reluctant readers. Will’s moral dilemma will hook reluctant readers. Students will empathize with the position Will finds himself in. Meanwhile, Long Way Down will captivate students with excellent examples of writing techniques without ...
Title: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Lexile: HL720 Genre: Urban, Realistic Fiction, Poetry Setting: An elevator ride in an apartment building; present-day Main Character: Will, a nineteen-year-old teen, distraught and angry over the recent death of his brother. Number of Pages: 306 (This is deceptive. The writing is all in verse and reads mu...
An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds's fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds - the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A Newbery Honor Book. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds. Young adult...
