Will has Shawn's gun under his second hand shirt as he rides down in the elevator on his way to kill the boy who shot his brother. Books can help teenagers to process sad feelings, especially when they find it hard to talk to adults.

Most of the ghosts' stories revolve around that third rule, wherein one person died because they killed someone who killed someone connected to their family, creating a continuous cycle of hurt. The ending is ambiguous after Shawn's ghost breaks rule one by weeping in the elevator, then steps off the elevator and asks if Will is coming. She currently teaches 9th grade English, a remedial reading and writing course, and English as a new language to non-native speakers. The main idea of Long Way Down is to understand Will's dilemma and rationale for wanting to seek revenge on his brother's killer.I can picture the faces in my head of the former students I wish were still in my classroom so I could put this book right into their hands. He’s succeeded in his aim by a million degrees: this is one of the most exciting books written for young people or anyone.

She has a Bachelor's degree in Special Education, Elementary Education, and English from Gordon College and a Master's degree in Special Education from Salem State University. I understand the meaningfulness of the actions that occurred, but it's still just a personal preference. When his older brother Shawn is shot dead in front of him, Will is overcome with grief, despair and fury.We see the conversations that he is having with some certain people that they were in his life at one point, and how they help our character in the taking of the decision. As Will rides the elevator to the lobby, he is joined by several ghosts: Shawn's friend Buck who was killed by Frick in a gang initiation, Will's childhood friend Dani who was killed when they were eight, Will's Uncle Mark who died in a bad drug situation, Will's father Mikey who tried to kill Mark's killer and died for killing the wrong guy, Buck's killer Frick who was killed by Shawn, and finally, Shawn himself. Will describes the "rules" in his neighborhood, where violence is the norm: no crying, no snitching, seek revenge. Our main character believes that he must uphold justice for his brothers death, by killing his killer.