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Average rating4.3
I absolutely enjoyed this story written in verse. It's a very quick read about a boy, Will, trying to follow the three rules after his brother, Shawn, is killed.
Brilliant
An emotional elevator ride where a child's past and present converge into the biggest decision of his life. Brilliant writing and word imagery create a work that will stay with me for a long time.
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Will has grown up in a community where murder is a regular occurrence and everyone follows three rules: don’t cry, don’t snitch, and get revenge. When Will’s older brother is shot and killed, he decides that he needs to follow rule number 3, but, as he goes down the elevator to find the boy he believes to have killed his brother, something strange starts to happen that makes him think a little harder about what he’s about to do.
The book is several hundred pages, but it’s written in verse and is a really quick read.