A light-skinned stranger gets on and doesn’t acknowledge anyone, so Will thinks he must be alive and real. It is 1978 and the place is New York City. This powerful work is an important addition to any collection." Will explains how to become a Dark Sun: one must acquire a cigarette burn under the right eye, live nine blocks from Will’s building, and perform a “Dark Deed,” which can be robbing, beating, or killing someone. Frick pipes up and says that he was supposed to rob Buck as his Dark Deed, but when he approached Buck, Buck just laughed. Dead. Spanning a mere one minute and seven seconds, Reynolds' new free-verse novel is an intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger." Though Will is disoriented and sad about Shawn’s death, he isn’t exactly surprised. The police put up yellow tape, zip Shawn into a body bag, and take him away. At that point, then-16-year-old Buck took Shawn under his wing. Or does he?
Our, "Sooo much more helpful than SparkNotes. With Trevor Noah, Jason Reynolds, Roy Wood Jr.. Trevor explains why Dreamers had the most to lose in the government shutdown, Roy Wood Jr. reacts to the 2018 Oscar nominations, and Jason Reynolds discusses "Long Way Down". That's where Will's now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother's gun. Will thinks that Shawn didn’t, but he remembers Shawn saying that he knew who killed Buck and watching Shawn load his gun. He lives in Washington, DC. 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 Shawn’s death and the idea of revenge killing. According to his mother, Pop died of a broken heart after Uncle Mark died, but according to Shawn he was killed at a payphone after killing Uncle Mark’s killer. 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 ? He manages to deliver clear, distinct and important messages with just a few words. Revenge. "Starred Review. It was lucrative for a few months until a young kid killed him. Shawn’s girlfriend, Leticia, kisses him and shrieks, while Will and Shawn’s mother moans. Nobody can break the Rules. In the elevator, Pop and Will start to make small talk. After Will wets himself in fear, Pop removes the gun away and gives it back to Will. And Will knows the rules. He enters the lift with his brothers gun in the back of his jeans but he has a long way down. Though I read All American Boys a couple of years ago, I was weirdly late to the writing of Jason Reynolds. - The Horn Book
In “My Name Is,” the narrator introduces himself as Will. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. Sixty seconds in this book is the difference between life and death, … Will shrieks for help, but the smoke blocks out everyone else in the elevator. Uncle Mark was an aspiring filmmaker in life and wanted to make a movie based off of Pop and Will’s mother’s love story. in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Will’s older brother, Shawn, has been shot. Suddenly, gunshots ring out and they get down like they’re supposed to. No. More Information |
Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. When they stand up, Will sees that Shawn is dead. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Bigger huh. He tries hard to hold back tears, since “the Rules” of the neighborhood say that he shouldn’t cry. Buy Long Way Down. He pulls down his shirt to reveal a bloody bullet hole, and Buck explains that Shawn found out who Frick was from Tony, who spends his days at the basketball court talking about everything to make himself seem cool. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published. "Starred Review. He explains the Rules to Dani so she doesn’t think he’s being violent for no reason. Just as Will's trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. 2: Snitching Don’t. Book trailer for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.Created by the one and only Elizabeth Amstutz Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. The girl scolds Buck for smoking in the elevator and then asks Will why he has a gun. Don’t. As Will rides the elevator down from his 8th-floor apartment at each floor a new person, who is dead, gets on, and tells a story about their lives. 320 pages
Title: Long Way Down. In this novel-in-verse, the events are narrated by fifteen-year-old William Holloman whose nineteen-year-old brother Shawn was shot and killed the day before. Buck was Shawn’s mentor after Pop, the boys’ father, died. Buck lights a cigarette and the elevator stops. Will says it makes sense: Riggs avenged Frick’s death. Dani then accepts a cigarette from Buck, which Buck lights as the elevator grinds to a stop. He also wonders if he’s disappointing Pop right now. In this novel-in-verse, Will spends a sixty-second elevator ride weighing whether or not he should avenge his brother's death. Author
Will remembers how he and Shawn used to giggle that “L” meant anyone going to the lobby was a losers, and Will thinks that he’s already chosen to be a loser. challenging emotional fast-paced. Uncle Mark extremely tall and impeccably dressed, and he emotionally tells Will that he looks just like Pop. He's hanging on to three rules Shawn taught him that have been passed down from mentor to mentee, and brother to brother: 1) Don't cry 2) Don't snitch 3) Get revenge. Shawn’s half is neat, while Will’s is messy. Just $39 for 12 months or
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Will tries to wake himself up from what he thinks is a dream and deliberates about whether he should be scared or not. 3: Revenge Shawn turns around and asks Will if he’s coming. Buck says that one day, he was with Shawn at the basketball court. long way down by Jason Reynolds ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 17, 2017 After 15-year-old Will sees his older brother, Shawn, gunned down on the streets, he sets out to do the expected: the rules dictate no crying, no snitching, and revenge. Why is Will going to shoot Riggs? A stellar creepy, engaging, heartbreaking novel in verse, Long Way Down is another example of what author Jason Reynolds does best: Put voice to real-life issues teens face. Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. - Kirkus Reviews
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Though Will wants to tell Pop everything, he doesn’t—he doesn’t want to look weak in front of the other ghosts. In the novel Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds, Will, the main character, has been taught to live by the rules: don't cry, don't snitch, and take revenge. Frick, however, doesn’t know who Riggs is. He vows not to cry, and when Pop asks Will what Will thinks he should do, Will says he should follow the Rules just like Pop did. © BookBrowse LLC 1997-2021.
But Will realizes that he doesn’t love Shawn any less because he’s crying—he’s still Will’s favorite and only brother. It never does anything good, and it’s what killed Shawn. BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Students in middle school need to be taught because of this book to not repeat violent actions, taking revenge , and don’t run away from your feelings instead face them head on. Will tells Shawn that the first rule is that they can’t cry, and looks away so that he doesn’t start crying. A heater. In interviews, he’s spoken candidly about the fact that he and his other friends were angry enough to go out, hunt down, and kill the person they believed was their friend’s killer, but … Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds. Mary H.K. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. Oct 2017
He died fetching special soap for their mother’s eczema. On the sixth floor, a beautiful young woman gets in. Will stands in the elevator, wet, tear-stained, and afraid. Struggling with distance learning? Learn these words from Jason Reynolds's innovative and powerful exploration of gun violence. Knew. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
A chopper. The other two Rules are no snitching, and always seek revenge—this means that if a loved one is killed, you must kill their killer. Written entirely in spare verse, this is a tour de force from a writer who continues to demonstrate his skill as an exceptionally perceptive chronicler of what it means to be a black teen in America." Reviews |
Today I'm reading some of Long Way Down by: Jason Reynolds. However, he was Will’s favorite and only brother. In Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Will is a young man on an elevator ride on his way to shoot a guy named Riggs. When Buck then swiped at Frick, Frick got scared and shot him. Search:
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Only his mother calls him William, and his brother Shawn used to too, when he was trying to be funny—but last night, Shawn was killed. Will almost shoots himself trying to check, so Buck takes the gun and announces that there are 15 bullets in it. Don’t. When the police arrive, a young officer seems to legitimately expect answers, but Will insists that when someone dies in his neighborhood, everyone pretends to be deaf and blind. Will didn't know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. 64381 Ratings An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not h… The next morning, Will pulls the gun out and feels close to Shawn as he grips it. Will is disturbed—the girl can see Buck’s ghost and somehow knows Will has a gun. However, big hands reach into the elevator and grab Will’s neck. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Reynolds, Jason. Uncle Mark walks Will through the “scene” of killing Riggs, but when they get to the point of Will pulling the trigger, Will struggles to say it. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com. A gat. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. If you are the publisher or author and feel that the reviews shown do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, please send us a message with the mainstream media reviews that you would like to see added. In “Don’t Nobody,” the narrator decides to tell the reader a story that he has never told anyone, which he thinks nobody will believe. A stranger gets on the elevator. Will says that no matter what he doesn’t or doesn’t have in common with the reader, it’s still horribly painful to see a loved one’s blood outside of their body. He gave the chain to Shawn to cheer him up, and Shawn left the court. It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder. No snitching. A vocabulary list featuring "Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. Will feels both confused and comforted until Pop grabs Will’s gun and puts it to Will’s head. Fifteen-year-old Will Holloman decided to tell the story of what happened to him immediately following his older brother Shawn’s death. United States Bookshop US. Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping, galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting artwork by Danica Novgorodoff. Uncle Mark asks Will what happens after he shoots, but Will insists that’s the end. An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds's fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds - the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother. Will says he’s following the Rules, just like Uncle Mark would’ve. Turning to Will, Buck asks how he knows Riggs killed Shawn. long way down by Jason Reynolds ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 17, 2017 After 15-year-old Will sees his older brother, Shawn, gunned down on the streets, he sets out to do the expected: the rules dictate no crying, no snitching, and revenge. A kaleidoscopic portrait of generations of women from a 19th-century Cuban cigar factory to the present day. As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Get the entire Long Way Down LitChart as … And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. He asks the reader to call him Will, like everyone else does. When Will tried to follow it, he wanted to punch something.
A burner. They embrace happily, and Buck introduces the man as Frick, his killer. The cigarette smoke seems to box Will in, and he figures that whoever’s waiting to get on won’t get into this crowded, smoky elevator. Main characters: Will; Shawn. I hope you enjoy. No matter what. In Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer weaves cybersecurity, bioterrorism, wildlife trafficking ... Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. Full access is for members only. No snitching. Pop steps forward and pulls Will into a hug again. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction ou téléchargez la version eBook. An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017
Will lays out his evidence for why Riggs killed Shawn: Riggs was a member of the Dark Suns, a gang whose territory included the shop where Shawn had to buy the special soap. The other two Rules are no snitching, and always seek revenge—this means that if a loved one is killed, you must kill their killer. Shawn makes a pained, grinding sound as the elevator reaches the lobby. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds. He lights his own cigarette and the elevator stops. And the only one who could have fired Shawn's gun was Shawn. The elevator stops again. William Holloman is ready to exact vengeance on the person who murdered his older brother, Shawn. This worries Pop, and he asks Will if Will has ever heard his story. All rights reserved.
As Will’s descent continues, more and more people enter the lift that make him question if getting revenge is his only option. Will feels a sadness so great, he can’t explain it. "―Marie Claire. Will is shocked, especially when Buck asks if Shawn never shared this story. Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Will knows the rules. The ghost of Pop steps in on the fourth floor and immediately envelops Will in a hug. Information at BookBrowse.com is published with the permission of the copyright holder or their agent. No crying. Lesson Summary. Will tells the reader that Uncle Mark died after he lost his video camera and started dealing drugs to get money for a new one. - Publishers Weekly. Will also just knows Riggs did it—he’s had lots of practice identifying bad guys from watching crime shows. Discover books that entertain, engage & enlighten. Long Way Down is a 2017 young adult's book by Jason Reynolds told in free verse. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds. Afterward, Will felt intense grief, but was determined to follow The … … He let Will start using his cologne when Will turned 13. Will introduces himself to the reader and swears that his story is true, though he understands if the reader doesn’t believe it. Shawn starts to cry. Teachers and parents! This information about Long Way Down shown above was first featured
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Long Way Down. Buck explains that as they talked, he tried to show Shawn a gold chain he’d just stolen from a suburban kid. $12 for 3 months. "Starred Review. Shawn steps in, warmly greets the other ghosts, and then turns to face Will. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature
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Back in their eighth-floor apartment, Will’s mother sobs while Will hides in his room. A story that might never know an END…if WILL gets off that elevator. ― Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down Long Way Down is a novel written in verse that tells the story of fifteen-year-old Will who seeks to venge his murdered brother Shawn. Long Way Down is written in verse-form, and although this style is usually not my preferred style, Jason Reynolds set a completely new standard with his writing, eloquence and articulation. Will describes his bedroom he shared with Shawn. More Books, Published in USA
Long Way Down is written in verse-form, and although this style is usually not my preferred style, Jason Reynolds set a completely new standard with his writing, eloquence and articulation. Long Way Down has one main setting in this story, an elevator. Revenge. Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info and giveaways by email. He realizes the girl in front of him is Dani’s ghost, and says that the day in the photo was the best and worst day of his life. IN JASON REYNOLDS’S new novel in verse Long Way Down, it all began with The Rules.. No.1: Crying Don’t. In this … - School Library Journal
A cannon. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Hearing this, Will is disappointed that his father isn’t the man he thought he was. Will doesn't know her, but she knew him. A Printz Honor Book
No crying. This astonishing book will generate much needed discussion." "Stunning.… A timely family saga with faith and forgiveness at its core. I read his Miles Morales novel this winter, and when I saw it being lauded so strongly in my Twitter feed, I picked up a copy of Long Way Down.. Will explains that in his neighborhood, “beef” gets passed around. Plot. It feels about as heavy as an infant, and Will knows that with it, he can follow Rule No. Will yelps, leaps back, and reaches for his gun. The man starts to look oddly at Will, and finally he turns around and shows Will his T-shirt, which has a photo of the man and a caption memorializing his own death. He wanted to make a film, and through that project introduced Will’s father to his mother, Shari. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. dramatic effect; the last of these reveals the best closing line of a novel this season. They were playing on the playground when someone started firing gunshots around them, and Will watched Dani get shot and bleed to death while Shawn tried to shield them from the bullets. He knows who he's after. But Buck's in the elevator? Someone shot Shawn while he was on the way back from the store to buy a special cream for his mother’s eczema. He sees that the hands belong to the ghost of Uncle Mark, whom Will recognizes from the many photos of Mark around his house. She opens her purse and shows Will a photo of himself and his friend Dani when they were eight years old, on the day Dani died. When it happens, Will and his friend Tony are outside, wondering if they’ll grow taller now that they’re 15. When Will asks why Uncle Mark is here, Uncle Mark slowly asks the same question of Will and then menacingly forces him to answer. Frick recognizes Buck too. Shawn wasn’t an angelic person; once he turned 18, their mother stopped trying to control him. Will cried all night. But before Will can be too sentimental, Mark asks about the gun in his waistband. He tries hard to hold back tears, since “the Rules” of the neighborhood say that he shouldn’t cry. The American Booksellers Association's 2017 and 2018 spokesperson for Indies First, his many books include When I Was the Greatest, Boy in the Black Suit, All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely), As Brave as You, For Every One, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), and Long Way Down, which received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor. There are supposed to be 16. Shawn was talking about an old friend who’s now a Dark Sun, and who tried to get Shawn to stop buying the special soap for his mother in Dark Suns territory. A Newbery Honor Book
3 and take down Carlson Riggs, a former friend of Shawn’s whom he believes is also Shawn’s killer. Nobody is there when the elevator doors open. Will knows Shawn was talking about Riggs. No matter what.
Book Summary: Will's older brother Shawn has just been shot, and Will's world has collapsed. A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award > An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction
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An … The way the content is organized, “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Pop died when Will was three, so Will doesn’t remember anything about him. 306 pages | first published 2017 . Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Buck says Will doesn’t have it in him, and asks if he checked that the gun is loaded. Will tucks the gun into the back of his waistband. The novel “Long Way Down” by Jason Reynolds presents a story that contains violence, gun violence and murder, students in middle school should not have to wait till high school in order to read this book. The book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is a unique free verse poetry book. Now, in the elevator, Dani again asks Will why he needs the gun, and Will says he’s going after Riggs. Summary. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. Buy this book | Browse editions. Huh. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. No. But in his neighborhood, there are THE RULES: The book received favorable reviews and won awards. In “I’m Only William,” Will reveals that his brother Shawn was shot and died the previous day. Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner LitCharts Teacher Editions. Release Date: October 24, 2017. "Starred Review. When they were eight. The epic story of an 11th century Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now. That's what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”, Easy-to-use guides to literature, poetry, literary terms, and more, Super-helpful explanations and citation info for over 30,000 important quotes, Unrestricted access to all 50,000+ pages of our website and mobile app. "Starred Review. Will wonders if Buck has come to “steal his breath,” but Buck says he came to check on his gun. Will tries to adopt a tough stance and listens to Buck explain that he gave the gun to Shawn and told Shawn to keep the gun away from Will. A strap. Trying to play it cool, Will says he’s not going to talk to a stranger about this, but the girl says she’s not a stranger: she’s known Will for a long time. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck's cigarette. Pop explains that he was broken when Uncle Mark died, and he followed the Rules. Uncle Mark offers Pop a cigarette, and when Buck lights it, the elevator stops. Will insists that Pop just did what he was supposed to do, but Pop says that’s not true: he killed the wrong guy, even though he believed he had the right man. BUCK IS DEAD. fiction contemporary poetry young adult. Long way down, Jason Reynolds, Insa Sané, Milan Eds. At first Will is relieved, thinking he isn’t looking at another ghost. When she asks what happens if he misses, Will insists he won’t. Will announces that he found it anyway, and that he needs it to avenge Shawn’s death and follow the Rules, just like Buck would’ve done. 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. Search String: Summary | Buck, however, approaches the stranger and shows the man the back of his T-shirt. The only thing amiss on Shawn’s side is the middle drawer of his dresser, which contains his gun. Long Way Down by prolific and award winning author/poet Jason Reynolds tackles the troubling issue of gun violence. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Publication Information. His plan is to go early to Riggs’s apartment so he can “do it.” He creeps past his mother and out of the apartment, calls the elevator, and presses the L button. On the seventh floor, a man gets on and checks that the L button is lit up. Jason Reynolds. Summary: Will wants to get revenge for his brothers murder. Long Way Down book. Atheneum, 2017. We earn commission on any purchases made. Loving Series MLK50 Sustained Dialogue Dr. Arlette Miller Smith "Praying at the Altar Red" Sheryll Cashin Dr. Emilye Crosby Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy Sustained Dialogue is a practice where "participants listen deeply enough to be A piece. When Reynolds was 19, one of his best friends was murdered on the street. Read alone (though best aloud), the novel is a high-stakes moral thriller; it's also a perfect if daring choice for readers' theater." The man is Buck, and he’s supposed to be dead. (including. I'M BACK, and so is Chapter Reads. Name: _____ Period: _____ Week Weekly Reading Log Book Title: _ Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Monday Date: 11/23/20_____ Pages 162-174___ Summary of reading: Uncle Mark loved movies—he videotaped everything. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. Jason Reynolds' new novel Long Way Down is focused on a moment of decision. Will tries to check her out, but the gun digs into his back and makes him wince. The next morning, Shawn taught him the first Rule (no crying). Genre: Thrillers Nobody can break the Rules. And that's when Will sees that one bullet is missing. Will hugs Shawn, but Shawn just stands there awkwardly. With a chuckle, Uncle Mark lights a cigarette and says that’s never the end. Instant downloads of all 1434 LitChart PDFs Reynolds's 2017 book, Long Way Down, is a novel written in verse. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Miss Grice - English 2 - BMHS - 2018-2019 Round 5 (4 Minutes) Rounds 3 & 4 (5 Minutes or Less) Notetaker- choose one round and briefly summarize the discussion from that round Group Members- listen to the summary, correct errors, and add missing He confesses that he’s scared, and wants Shawn to tell him if he’s doing the right thing. If you’ve read it, I’m sure you reacted like I did, pretty much putting your life on hold so that you could finish it. Will compares the loss of his beloved brother, who taught him how do a "Penny Drop", to having a molar pulled. He killed the man he knew killed Uncle Mark, but couldn’t sleep that night or touch his wife, Will, or Shawn. When Will nervously grumbles about the slow elevator, Buck quips that it’s a long way down and laughs at Will’s insistence that he has work to do. 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An … The way the content is organized, “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Pop died when Will was three, so Will doesn’t remember anything about him. 306 pages | first published 2017 . Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Buck says Will doesn’t have it in him, and asks if he checked that the gun is loaded. Will tucks the gun into the back of his waistband. The novel “Long Way Down” by Jason Reynolds presents a story that contains violence, gun violence and murder, students in middle school should not have to wait till high school in order to read this book. The book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is a unique free verse poetry book. Now, in the elevator, Dani again asks Will why he needs the gun, and Will says he’s going after Riggs. Summary. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. Buy this book | Browse editions. Huh. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. No. But in his neighborhood, there are THE RULES: The book received favorable reviews and won awards. In “I’m Only William,” Will reveals that his brother Shawn was shot and died the previous day. Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner LitCharts Teacher Editions. Release Date: October 24, 2017. "Starred Review. When they were eight. The epic story of an 11th century Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now. That's what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”, Easy-to-use guides to literature, poetry, literary terms, and more, Super-helpful explanations and citation info for over 30,000 important quotes, Unrestricted access to all 50,000+ pages of our website and mobile app. "Starred Review. Will wonders if Buck has come to “steal his breath,” but Buck says he came to check on his gun. Will tries to adopt a tough stance and listens to Buck explain that he gave the gun to Shawn and told Shawn to keep the gun away from Will. A strap. Trying to play it cool, Will says he’s not going to talk to a stranger about this, but the girl says she’s not a stranger: she’s known Will for a long time. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck's cigarette. Pop explains that he was broken when Uncle Mark died, and he followed the Rules. Uncle Mark offers Pop a cigarette, and when Buck lights it, the elevator stops. Will insists that Pop just did what he was supposed to do, but Pop says that’s not true: he killed the wrong guy, even though he believed he had the right man. BUCK IS DEAD. fiction contemporary poetry young adult. Long way down, Jason Reynolds, Insa Sané, Milan Eds. At first Will is relieved, thinking he isn’t looking at another ghost. When she asks what happens if he misses, Will insists he won’t. Will announces that he found it anyway, and that he needs it to avenge Shawn’s death and follow the Rules, just like Buck would’ve done. 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. Search String: Summary | Buck, however, approaches the stranger and shows the man the back of his T-shirt. The only thing amiss on Shawn’s side is the middle drawer of his dresser, which contains his gun. Long Way Down by prolific and award winning author/poet Jason Reynolds tackles the troubling issue of gun violence. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Publication Information. His plan is to go early to Riggs’s apartment so he can “do it.” He creeps past his mother and out of the apartment, calls the elevator, and presses the L button. On the seventh floor, a man gets on and checks that the L button is lit up. Jason Reynolds. Summary: Will wants to get revenge for his brothers murder. Long Way Down book. Atheneum, 2017. We earn commission on any purchases made. Loving Series MLK50 Sustained Dialogue Dr. Arlette Miller Smith "Praying at the Altar Red" Sheryll Cashin Dr. Emilye Crosby Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy Sustained Dialogue is a practice where "participants listen deeply enough to be A piece. When Reynolds was 19, one of his best friends was murdered on the street. Read alone (though best aloud), the novel is a high-stakes moral thriller; it's also a perfect if daring choice for readers' theater." The man is Buck, and he’s supposed to be dead. (including. I'M BACK, and so is Chapter Reads. Name: _____ Period: _____ Week Weekly Reading Log Book Title: _ Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Monday Date: 11/23/20_____ Pages 162-174___ Summary of reading: Uncle Mark loved movies—he videotaped everything. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. Jason Reynolds' new novel Long Way Down is focused on a moment of decision. Will tries to check her out, but the gun digs into his back and makes him wince. The next morning, Shawn taught him the first Rule (no crying). Genre: Thrillers Nobody can break the Rules. And that's when Will sees that one bullet is missing. Will hugs Shawn, but Shawn just stands there awkwardly. With a chuckle, Uncle Mark lights a cigarette and says that’s never the end. Instant downloads of all 1434 LitChart PDFs Reynolds's 2017 book, Long Way Down, is a novel written in verse. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Miss Grice - English 2 - BMHS - 2018-2019 Round 5 (4 Minutes) Rounds 3 & 4 (5 Minutes or Less) Notetaker- choose one round and briefly summarize the discussion from that round Group Members- listen to the summary, correct errors, and add missing He confesses that he’s scared, and wants Shawn to tell him if he’s doing the right thing. If you’ve read it, I’m sure you reacted like I did, pretty much putting your life on hold so that you could finish it. Will compares the loss of his beloved brother, who taught him how do a "Penny Drop", to having a molar pulled. He killed the man he knew killed Uncle Mark, but couldn’t sleep that night or touch his wife, Will, or Shawn. When Will nervously grumbles about the slow elevator, Buck quips that it’s a long way down and laughs at Will’s insistence that he has work to do. 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