Long Way Down: ‘A masterpiece.’ Angie Thomas (Main) (Newbery Honor Ser.)

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SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, WINNER of the UKLA'A masterpiece from beginning to end.' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U GiveAND THEN THERE WERE SHOTSEverybodyran,ducked, hid, tuckedthemselves tight. Pressed our lips to thepavement and prayedthe boom, followed by the buzz of a bullet,didn't meet us.After Will's brother is shot in a gang crime, he knows the next steps. Don't cry. Don't snitch. Get revenge. So he gets in the lift with Shawn's gun, determined to follow The Rules. Only when the lift door opens, Buck walks in, Will's friend who died years ago. And Dani, who was shot years before that. As more people from his past arrive, Will has to ask himself if he really knows what he's doing.This haunting, lyrical, powerful verse novel will blow you away.'A heartrending and convincing blank verse narrative.' Sunday Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR'Astonishing.' Kirkus Reviews'A tour de force.' Publishers Weekly'Will attract teenagers who don't consider themselves 'readers'.' The Inis Reading Guide
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
288 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780571335138
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jason Reynolds, 2
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Seventh grade
Reading Age:
12 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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