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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
5.0

This is the first book I've read in verse. This is the first book I've read of Jason Reynolds*. I implore you to read this.

William has made up his mind to avenge his brother's murder, thus following the Rules passed around between those closest to him. He goes down 7 floors on an elevator to the lobby of his building as any other day, but this time with gun in tow. The way down takes 1 minute, but he has a lifetime's worth of conversations and reflections on the trip.

*Yes, I am so incredibly late--leave me to read everything he has ever written, goodbye.