Long Way Down
By: Jason Reynolds and Will Holloman
Edition: The Long Way Down
Series: The Long Way Down
Publisher: Penworthy Company, LLC, The
Published: 2022
Place of publication: October 24, 2017
Language: eng
Format: Hard cover book
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781685054168
Copyright date: 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2023.
Subjects: Children's fiction; Murder, fiction; Ghosts, fiction; Siblings, fiction; Conduct of life, fiction
Other titles: No
First sentence: The newest work for teens by Jason Reynolds (author of As Brave As You and Ghost, and 2017 Indies First spokesperson) begins with 15-year-old William speaking directly to the reader: "I haven't/ told nobody the story/ I'm about to tell you./ And truth is, you probably ain't/ gon' believe it either/ gon' think I'm lying ...
Description: A young adult novel, written in prose, that tells the story of a teenage boy, Will who is seeking revenge for the murder of his older brother.
Notes: Long Way Down is a 2017 novel by Jason Reynolds that follows main character Will Holloman as he struggles to come to terms with his grief and anger in the aftermath of his brother Shawn’s death due to a gang-related shooting. Told in short, powerful verse, the novel explores the tenacity of the cycle of violence, the pain of toxic masculinity, and the dangers of repressed grief. Long Way Down has won numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, a Walter Dean Meyers Award, a Newberry Award Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Award Honor.
Table of contents: title: There are 7 chapters in The Long Way Down book.