Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Will is so sad that he's skipped over being sad and went right to anger. He knows the rules. Don't cry, don't snitch, and get even.
Will's brother Shawn was shot coming home from an errand for their mom. Will wants revenge and he's pretty sure he knows who did it.
In this novel in verse, Jason Reynolds introduces us to Will as he boards the elevator to get to the ground floor of his building. He has seven floors between his apartment and the street where he plans to shoot the boy he thinks shot his brother. And on the way down he grapples with the choice.
Will is alone in the elevator... or is he?
Jason Reynolds wrote this book inspired by A Christmas Carol. If you're familiar with that story, then you already have a hint, but I don't want to give away too much! Part of the wow factor of this book is the surprises you find.
This book has so much to think about, even if you're not a teenager. It will take you less than an afternoon to read. Read it!
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