Grade 10
In the book, Long Way Down
Long Way Down explains the thoughts of a character named Will seeking revenge for his brother who has been shot. All the thoughts that are explored in this book are all the thoughts he is experiencing in the elevator on the way to get his revenge for this brother. His brother was part of a gang, and that is why he was killed. It is written in a series of poems and poems correspond to the different floors that he is reaching in the elevator on the way to get revenge. He is also visited by the ghosts of other people that he knows that have died telling him he probably shouldn’t do it.
Jason Reynolds, the author, writes this book in a series of poems so that the audience can understand what is going through Will’s mind at the time. It is interesting to see what goes through this teenage boy’s mind on the way to get revenge. This gives you a better understanding of what happens when people in a gang die and other people want revenge for it.
I would totally recommend this book to anyone. I read it in one sitting because it was so interesting to read the thoughts of his teenage boy. Jason Reynolds does a really good job relaying his thoughts through the poems in the book.
Ebook available through Overdrive.
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