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Long way down book cover. The main characters of this young adult, poetry story are ,. The graphic novel by jason reynolds with art by danica novgorodoff, out october 2020. Long way down, then, speaks to the culture of loyalty, revenge, and violence that exists in some american neighborhoods, especially those with gang violence or drug activity.

In the beginning of the book will is flashing back to tell us of this event. Long way down explores the perpetuation of a cycle of violence and the theme of revenge. Repeat with the back cover.

Long way down by jason reynolds is published by faber (11.99). Dramatize through the presence of new ghosts who usher in new or revised rules how will has been altered by the decision to either enact revenge by killing riggs or by some alternate decision he may have made. It is time for him to take his brothers place on the street.

Long way down (2017) by jason reynolds is a young adult novel in free verse about will holloman, a young black boy struggling to make a decision after his brother shawn is shot dead in the street.will plans to seek revenge, but before he can leave the elevator of his building, he is greeted by a series of ghosts who confuse and complicate his perspective on shawns death and the. Some libraries even cover their paperback covers with sticky plastic contact paper, to help preserve the life of the book. Paint glue onto the inside of the front cover and the front page, and attach paper lining.

In life, pop was a romantic and a jokester, though he started out life as an extremely uncool kid. He also knows who has killed his brother and he is out for vengeance. His many books include all american boys (cowritten with brendan kiely), when i was the greatest, the boy in the black suit, stamped, as brave as you, for every one, the track series (ghost, patina, sunny, and lu), look both ways, and long way down, which received a newbery honor, a printz honor, and a coretta scott king honor.

Long way down has one main setting in this story, an elevator. Jasons many books include miles morales: Jason gielow at the end of the story we know that will chooses to stay in the elevator and lives.

Compare the development of these themes in reynoldss novel to a classic revenge story like romeo and juliet, hamlet, the iliad, or the count of monte cristo. This section contains 692 words. And check out the synopsis below:

a novel in verse that spans the length of time it takes for an elevator to descend, long way down finds will mourning the death of his brother and grappling with the burden of avenging his murder. He lives in washington, dc. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 306 pages and is available in hardcover format.

Though the novel doesnt pay as much attention to the role of the police in these situations, it does make the distrust between police and black communities clear. Wills grief permeates every page, from his recollections of everyday childhood memories to his encounters with other figures from his past whose lives were destroyed by gun violence. 2 pages at 400 words per page)

To order a copy for 10.19 go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846. Spider man, the track series ( ghost, patina, sunny, and lu ), long way down, which received a newbery honor, a printz honor, and a correta scott king honor, and look both ways, which was a national book award finalist. Free download or read online long way down pdf (epub) book.

If youd like to cover your book with a dust jacket, measure a piece of thick decorative paper as tall as your book and as wide as the entire book, plus a few extra inches to fold over the edge of the cover. Take a look at the cover and a selection of interior pages for long way down: But as he takes the elevator down, with a gun tucked in his pants, it stops on each floor and a ghost from will's past enters, all victims of gun violence, but will that be enough to change his mind ?

Jason reynolds discusses knife crime in the book long way down. It wasnt until he met wills mother and she taught him how to woo women that he became the suave and accomplished adult will has heard about (though he doesnt remember pop himself). Wills older brother, shawn, has been shot.

The first edition of the novel was published in october 24th 2017, and was written by jason reynolds. Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, a long way down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life. It is the story of will who has just seen his brother shot and killed due to gang crime.

He's enlightened and changed by this ride down the elevator. The book long way down by jason reynolds is a unique free verse poetry book. These covers can be wiped down gently as well, as long as you take care to not.

Wills older brother, shawn, has been shot.

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