Summary
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Retrieved from: Long Way Down (book). (2021, April 30). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Down_(book)
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Retrieved from: LLC, C. P. (n.d.). Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Summary — Lesson Plans and Activities | StoryboardThat. Storyboard That. https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds
Retrieved from: The Book Channel with Nikki Gamble. (2024, August 6). Jason Reynolds - Long Way Down. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82wZJzYKqJk
Retrieved from: Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning. (2018). Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuXNsJvNaFs
Retrieved from: Jason Reynolds On His Novel, “Long Way Down.” (n.d.). Www.youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58hF22Yz9gs
Retrieved from: Extra History. (2022, February 23). Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds - So You Haven’t Read. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShNefClAOs
Retrieved from: BookTrust. (2020). Jason Reynolds reads from the Long Way Down graphic novel. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eFLbAvuDmk
Reviews
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Retrieved from: Reviews, L. L. (2020, January 26). Is Revenge Worth it?: Long Way Down Review. It’s Lit Teaching. https://itslitteaching.com/long-way-down-review/
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Retrieved from : Martinez, A. (n.d.). Book Review: “Long Way Down,” By Jason Reynolds. The Bellarion. https://thebellarion.com/uncategorized/2023/05/01/book-review-long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds/
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Retrieved from: Reads, S. * L. (2019, May 20). Review: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. LYRICAL READS. https://lyricalreads.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/review-long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds/
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Retrieved from: Review, W. (n.d.). Long Way Down Review. The Washburn Review. https://washburnreview.org/3006/features/long-way-down-review/
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Retrieved from: Reaction to Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds from a Criminologist’s Point of View • Worlds of Words. (2021, June 14). Worlds of Words. https://wowlit.org/blog/2021/06/14/reaction-to-long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds-from-a-criminologists-point-of-view/
Retrieved from: Teaching with Alexa. (2022, January 10). Long Way Down Book Review + Summary. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uv7Vh5gJ4g
Retrieved from: Teach Smith. (2020, August 4). Book Review: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds #yafiction #JasonReynolds #LongWayDown. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVu_Ba9bKc
Verse Novels
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Retrieved from: Fisher, Tia. 2024. “Under the Hood of the Verse Novel: A Consideration of Variation in Form and Technique in the Contemporary Verse Novel for Young Adults.” Leaf Journal 1 (2). https://doi.org/10.58091/b030-f729.
Context
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Retrieved from: Nguyen, A., & Drane, K. (2024). Gun Violence in Black Communities. Giffords.org. https://giffords.org/lawcenter/report/gun-violence-in-black-communities/
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Retrieved from: Howell, J. (1997). E O F JUS T ICE PR O G RA MS BJA N I J OJJ DP BJ S OV C Youth Gangs. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles/fs-9772.pdf
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Since 2020, gun violence has been the leading cause of death among all children and teens in the United States, yet it goes largely undiscussed that gun violence has been the leading cause of death among Black children since 2006.
Retrieved from: The Disproportionate Impact of Gun Violence on Black Americans | Brady. (2020). Brady. https://www.bradyunited.org/resources/research/disproportionate-impact-gun-violence-black-americans -
Retrieved from: Beauvais, A. (2024, October 25). Young Black Men Who Carry Guns Provide Insights Into Preventing Violence. The Trace. https://www.thetrace.org/2024/10/gun-safety-study-young-black-men-cities/
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Retrieved from: Baker, Y. (2020, August 14). Black Masculinity in the United States. Anthropology News. https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/black-masculinity-in-the-united-states/
Retrieved from: UW-Madison School of Education. (2018, January 22). Jason Reynolds on “Toxic Masculinity” | UW–Madison School of Education. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ935KiMv3c
Retrieved from: Black Men Don’t Cry in Public - black-ish. (n.d.). Www.youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u94qN45Y8Mc
Quotes from A Long Way Down






Literary Elements
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Retrrieved from: LLC, C. P. (n.d.). Analyzing Figurative Language in Long Way Down with Examples. Storyboard That. https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds/figurative-language
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Retrieved from: Storyboard That. (2024). Long Way Down Symbols and Motifs. Storyboard That. https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds/symbols-motifs
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Retrieved from: LLC, C. P. (n.d.). Analyzing Theme in Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Storyboard That. https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/long-way-down-by-jason-reynolds/themes
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Retrieved from: Han, G. (2020, June 17). How Jason Reynolds’ “Long Way Down” Ties Symbolism to its Themes. Germaine Han. https://germainehan.com/2020/06/17/how-jason-reynolds-long-way-down-ties-symbolism-to-its-themes/
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Retrieved from: Long Way Down: Study Guide. (n.d.). SparkNotes. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/long-way-down/
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Retrieved from: LitCharts. (n.d.). LitCharts. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/long-way-down/symbols
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Retrieved from: 30 Best Long Way Down Quotes With Image | Bookey. (2023, November 24). Bookey.app. https://www.bookey.app/quote-book/long-way-down