Long Way Down

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Gewapend stapt hij de lift in van zijn appartementsgebouw om zijn eigen verdachte van de moord op zijn broer te gaan confronteren. De rit naar beneden duurt 67 lange seconden. Op elke verdieping stapt er iemand die Will kent. Bij het horen van een ieders verhaal begint Will steeds harder te twijfelen of hij wel goed doet aan het volgen van De Regels. Gr 8 Up—Fifteen-year-old Will's big brother has been shot and killed. According to the rules that Will has been taught, it is now his job to kill the person responsible. He easily finds his brother's gun and gets on the elevator to head down from his eighth-floor apartment. But it's a long way down to the ground floor. At each floor, a different person gets on to tell a story. Each of these people is already dead. As they relate their tales, readers learn about the cycle of violence in which Will is caught up. The protagonist faces a difficult choice, one that is a reality for many young people. Teens are left with an unresolved ending that goes beyond the simple question of whether Will will seek revenge. Told in verse, this title is fabulistic in its simplicity and begs to be discussed. Its hook makes for an excellent booktalk. It will pair well with Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and Reynolds's previous works. The unique narrative structure also makes it an excellent read-alike for Walter Dean Myers's Monster. VERDICT This powerful work is an important addition to any collection.—Kristin Anderson, Columbus Metropolitan Library System, OH School Library Journal a b c "Long Way Down - National Book Foundation". National Book Foundation . Retrieved November 28, 2018. I loved the format this was told in. It’s written in verse, but tells a complete story of a young boy who is out to seek revenge because his brother was killed.

Throughout the novel, Will uses figurative language (simile, metaphor) to describe things or feelings. For example, when he holds Shawn’s gun for the first time, he notes that it is, “Heavier than/I expected/like holding/a newborn.” In this example, the juxtaposition of the image of a newborn baby with the weight of the gun highlights the deadliness of the gun and loss of Will’s innocence. Find an example of figurative language that you think is especially effective and explain why it is significant. I'm having a hard time processing all the feels right now so this was a shorter review than I usually do. Just read the dang book! Jason's skill at putting words together that grab your heart and head, bringing you into the lives of his characters, kids just trying their best to do what's right and live the way they've been taught, astounds me. Long Way Down is no different. This book is going to have an impact. The type of impact that makes you question what you thought you knew and how life can be. This is a must-read and must-share in classrooms (7th & up), especially in those rooms where you have teens who are living Will's life with the rules he's been taught to life by.a b c d Morales, Macey (February 19, 2018). "American Library Association announces 2018 youth media award winners". American Library Association . Retrieved January 8, 2022.

How does Will recognize the first ghost that enters the elevator? What was the ghost’s relationship to Shawn and Will? What message do you think he is trying to convey with his words and actions? Now, two days later, Will is heartbroken and desperate as he abides by "The Rules" he's been taught all of his life; he won't cry and he won't snitch. And, most importantly, he plans to follow through with the third rule:"if someone you love/ gets killed,/ find the person/ who killed/ them and/ kill them." He finds a gun in Shawn's dresser—one bullet under a full clip—and sets off to kill the person who killed his brother.What are “The Rules”? Do you agree that these three rules exist? If so, can you remember how you learned about them? If not, are there other unspoken rules that you follow instead? What do you think Will means when he writes: “They weren’t meant to be broken./They were meant for the broken/to follow.” Unlike a traditional prose novel, Long Way Down is written in verse. Poets are known for using language intentionally and with precision, often choosing words with connotative and denotative meaning. Reflect on the significance of the protagonist’s name. The word Will can be used as a proper name, but also as a verb and a noun. In what ways does the protagonist encompass multiple meanings of his name? Zonder te veel weg te geven bespreekt 67 seconden op een indrukwekkende maar bijna claustrofobische wijze hoe een roulerende rekening generaties van mensen achtervolgt. Moord volgt moord, geweld wordt gevolgd door meer zinloos geweld. Het is aan Will om een keuze te maken, een eigen of eentje die voor hem is uitgeschreven... This was incredible. Not only is it so emotional and well-developed, but oh my god, the writing is so good.

Research the epidemic of gun violence in America, specifically looking at gang-related gun violence (note: the Chicago Tribune has excellent special reporting on gun violence in Chicago). Try to identify some of the root causes of the epidemic. What could be done to solve this problem? The last person who enters the elevator is Shawn. What does Will tell his brother? How does Shawn respond? What rule do both brothers break? Do you think Shawn wants Will to avenge his death by shooting Riggs? Explain your answer.T. H. R. staff (November 20, 2017). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 9, 2022. I was able to finish this in about an hour. It is written in verse. My interpretation of this book is that it is a message about the cycle of violence. And I did very much like the delivery. Our main character believes that he must uphold justice for his brothers death, by killing his killer. That he must make this life changing decision. He must. That is the rules of the street. But on his way down in the elevator, he encounters the spirits of the people in his life who have passed away. De illustrator hield zich niet aan de conventionele kaderindeling die strips en graphic novels typeren. Daarmee ondersteunt de vormgeving sterk de inhoud. Vandaag de dag zijn onze gevoelens, meningen, ervaringen amper nog in hokjes op te delen. We leren dat ieders hun verhaal heeft. Dit verhaal omvat veel mysterie en onafgelijnde emoties, die gereflecteerd worden in dynamische vormen van de inkleuring met waterverf.