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I think I like this book, but I can't give it a rating because I'm not sure what happened at the end.
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Powerful and moving. Also, a really quick read thanks to the verse format.
What can't this man do???😍😍
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I loved this one. I loved how Reynolds went about telling the story. The ending is ambiguous powerful.
I hope this is a book that gets into the hands of teens that need it, and I hope it finds it's way into discussions in classrooms and book clubs. ...more
I hope this is a book that gets into the hands of teens that need it, and I hope it finds it's way into discussions in classrooms and book clubs. ...more
When Will's older brother is shot dead in the street, Will is overcome with grief. But he knows the rules: No Crying. No Snitching. Get Revenge. He's going to take his brother's gun and go after the guy who did this. But on the way down to the ground floor of his apartment building, Will is in the elevator--and some unusual people enter at each floor. People who used to be in his life, but are no longer. Because they are no longer alive.
Gutwrenching and heartbreaking, clever hook to get readers ...more
Gutwrenching and heartbreaking, clever hook to get readers ...more
I enjoyed reading the UK version with the illustrations. Long Way Down was without question one of my favorite stories and a definite classroom favorite of 2017.
Yeah, this was amazing.
Powerful novel in verse that tackles the hard truths about the impossible rules we give young men and the wide reaching consequences of those demands.
So powerful. Written in verse amplifies every line of dialogue, every adjective and repeated turn of phrase.
Wow.
Wow.
The audiobook read by Jason Reynolds was absolutely outstanding. The interview that followed: important.
Nothing short of phenomenal. Hearing the book read by the author himself was such a great experience.
I loved this. Loved the prose, the suspense, the creativity. I also loved how the ending was left up in the air and could mean a number of things...
2018 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
2018 Printz Honor
2018 Newbery Honor
2018 Printz Honor
2018 Newbery Honor
Apr 13, 2017
librarygrl
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