Will's brother Shawn has just been murdered. Will tucks a gun into the waistband of his jeans and sets off to exact revenge. In Will's neighbourhood, revenge is part of the rules of surviving. As he rides the elevator to the lobby of his building, he's joined by a man who looks eerily familiar. The man strikes up a conversation and to Will's horror, he realises that it's Buck. This wouldn't be odd except for the fact that Will knows Buck is dead. Then the doors open and in walks Dani, a girl who Will knew when he was eight years old. A girl he saw get hit by a stray bullet and die in front of him. Fearing he's losing it, Will doesn't know what to do with the information the ghosts are telling him as he makes his way down the floors of the building. As more ghosts from his past enter the elevator, Will learns some surprising and disturbing truths about his family. Told in gritty verse, Long Way Down is a powerful story about family, revenge and making ultimate choices. It's an important book for teens to read and will be a part of our Year 9 boys books club in the Library. Amazing, don't miss it!
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