![]() On the elevator on the way down to the street, ghosts of people from Will’s past get on the elevator. When 15-year old Will’s older brother Shawn is shot and dies in the street, Will finds Shawn’s gun and sets out to avenge his death. SETTING: elevator (urban setting), modern-day I especially love the slowing down of time in this one, and the fact that about 75 percent of the book takes place inside a one-minute, six second elevator ride down eight floors of an apartment building. It’s a Battle of the Books title for our Shanghai Battle of the Books, high school edition, which debuts in the 2018-2019 school year. I’m sure by now, many of you have at least heard about this book, and lots of you have probably already read it.Įarlier this year, Long Way Down was nominated for multiple literary awards for young people, including: Newbery, Printz, Coretta Scott King, and National Book Award. ![]() ![]() No doubt about it, Long Way Down is another home run from popular author Jason Reynolds. ![]()
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