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Long Way Down

By: Jason Reynolds
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
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Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, number-one New York Times best-selling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping, galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting artwork by Danica Novgorodoff.

Will’s older brother, Shawn, has been shot. Dead. Will feels a sadness so great, he can’t explain it. But in his neighborhood, there are THE RULES:

No. 1: Crying. Don’t. No matter what.

No. 2: Snitching. Don’t. No matter what.

No. 3: Revenge. Do. No matter what.

But bullets miss. You can get the wrong guy. And there’s always someone else who knows to follow the rules....

©2017 Jason Reynolds (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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not to be missed

Much of the power in this poetry lies in the emotional and beautiful narration by the author himself.

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great for YA or Book Clubs

Narrated by the author, which I loved. Written in prose, which is cool. Interview with author at the end is helpful!

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great story

.took me a second to understand the end. but the story was powerful. I believe YA should be aware of this book. especially black urban youth

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Beautiful!

I loved, loved, loved this book. Haunting and creepy, Reynolds tells a complex story in a short time.

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Haunting and beautiful

Jason Reynolds is a powerful writer, and hearing him read his own work is a treat. The premise of this story is creative and unexpected. It is poetry in the truest sense of the word.

We should all have and take advantage of the opportunities to glimpse lives different from our own. This book helps to make me a bit more aware of my own misunderstandings and prejudices, and I hope, more empathetic and accepting.

Thank you, Mr. Reynolds.

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A Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds has a great narrating voice. His writing has such poetic flow like a good poetry slam. Each character has such personality. How can such a dire story be so entertaining?

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Wow

Great story and even better narration, definitely recommend, i felt so many emotions while listening, it was a really great experience

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Absolutely Phenomenal

I honestly have no words to describe how incredible and impactful this book is. Jason Reynolds' writing style is so powerful. I'd recommend this to anyone.

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awesome!!!

loved it. this should be on everyones read list. strongly recommend. felt a connection. with the author narrating it was very gripping...

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phenomenal...love it. this book was eye opening ..

entertaining, full of culture and guts, love every word,prose, sentence all around great. sending it to my cousins and friends currently Locked up, they would really appreciate this story I know I did.

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