I thought I knew some bad elevators...(Long Way Down)
Reynolds, J. (2017) Long Way Down . New York, NY: Atheneum Beware, Spoilers! Will just watched his brother Shawn die after getting gunned down. The hurt is more than he can bear. After he gets home to the room he shares with his brother, he notices the middle drawer of his brother’s dresser, where he kept his gun. Will also remembers the rules. 1. Don’t cry. 2. Don’t snitch. 3 revenge. Will sneaks out the next morning, Shawn’s gun tucked into the back of his pants. He hits the “L” button for the lobby. He doesn’t know he’s about to spend the longest minute of his life on that elevator. The elevator stops at the 7 th floor to let someone in. There is an awkward silence, but he can tell the guy is looking at him. Finally Will confronts him, and it turns out that it’s his brother’s friend, Buck. Buck is dead. Buck asks him about the gun he’s carrying and Will explains to him he’s just followin...