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AND THEN THERE WERE SHOTS
Everybody
ran,
ducked,
hid, tucked
themselves tight.
Pressed our lips to the
pavement and prayed
the 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.
| ISBN: | 9780571404810 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2026 |
| Author: | Jason Reynolds |
| Illustrator: | Danica Novgorodoff |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
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AND THEN THERE WERE SHOTSEverybodyran,ducked,hid, tuckedthemselves tight.Pressed our lips to thepavement and prayedthe boom, followed bythe 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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Long Way Down - The Graphic Novel and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Long Way Down - The Graphic Novel features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Fantasy / Magical, Gritty Reads, Stories in Verse, Graphic Novels & Comics, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Literary adaptations, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: genres
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Long Way Down - The Graphic Novel was written by Jason Reynolds and published by Faber & Faber
Long Way Down - The Graphic Novel has 208 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.
