Long Way Down
2007
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Will, a teenage boy, plans to avenge his brother's murder by shooting the killer, but he encounters his dead relatives and friends on an elevator ride. The novel explores themes of violence, grief, and masculinity in a verse format.
Long Way Down is a young adult novel in verse by Jason Reynolds, published October 24, 2017, by Atheneum Books. The book was longlisted for the National Book Award and was named a Printz Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and Newbery Medal Honor Book, alongside other awards and positive reviews.
- Jason Reynolds
- 2017
Long Way Down is a television series and book documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken in 2007 by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, from John o' Groats in Scotland through eighteen countries in Europe and Africa to Cape Town in South Africa.
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Oct 24, 2017 · Will, a teenage boy, carries a gun to avenge his brother's murder, but the elevator stops on each floor and he encounters people connected to his brother's death. The book explores the cycle of violence and the power of words in poetry.
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Will Holloman, a 15-year-old boy, plans to avenge his brother's death by killing the gang member who shot him. But in the elevator, he encounters a series of ghosts who challenge his decision and his beliefs.
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