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Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds8th Grade pick #9 · 306 pages · ISBN 9781481438254As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.About this book
In this novel in verse, fifteen-year-old Will steps onto an elevator with a gun, intending to avenge his brother Shawn's murder. Over sixty seconds, the ghosts of people lost to gun violence board floor by floor, each forcing Will to question the rules he thinks he must follow. 