Long Way Down is a young adult supernatural drama novel in verse by Jason Reynolds, published October 24, 2017, by Atheneum Books. The book was longlisted for the National Book Award [1] and was named a Printz Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and Newbery Medal Honor Book, [2] alongside other awards and positive reviews.

Long Way Down follows fifteen-year-old William Holloman during the two days after his beloved older brother is shot and killed. At the beginning of the novel, which is written in verse, Will assures his reader that his story is true, though he suspects the reader won’t believe him.

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. Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today! Plus, receive …

It is this intermingling of advanced writing with common vocabulary that makes Long Way Down the perfect book for reluctant readers. Will’s moral dilemma will hook reluctant readers. Students will empathize with the position Will finds himself in.

Apr 2, 2019 · An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying 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 cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat.

When it happens, Will and his friend Tony are outside, wondering if they’ll grow taller now that they’re 15. Suddenly, gunshots ring out and they get down like they’re supposed to. When they stand up, Will sees that Shawn is dead. He died fetching special soap for their mother’s eczema.

Oct 27, 2020 · Jason Reynolds's Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping, galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting artwork by Danica Novgorodoff. Will's older brother, Shawn, has been shot. Dead. Will feels a sadness so great, he can't explain it.

Oct 13, 2020 · Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping, galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting...

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