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Product Details
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, March 2012
Trade Paperback, 224 pages
ISBN-10: 1442433566
ISBN-13: 9781442433564
Grades: 7 and up
Awards and Nominations
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Description
Featuring a new trim size and a new line look, Todd Strasser’s acclaimed account of school violence that Kirkus Reviews calls “vivid, distressing, and all too real.”
For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates hostage at a school dance. In the panic of this desperate situation, it soon becomes clear that only one thing matters to Bendan and Gary: revenge.
For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates hostage at a school dance. In the panic of this desperate situation, it soon becomes clear that only one thing matters to Bendan and Gary: revenge.
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Browse Inside Give a Boy a Gun* "Both haunting and harrowing, the book deserves a wide readership, discussion and debate."
-- Booklist, starred review
“A disturbing and provocative novel.”
-- KLIATT
"Vivid, distressing, and all too real…The multiple points of view create empathy for a wide range of characters and enhance the book's in-your-face reality. Important, insightful, and chilling."
-- Kirkus Reviews
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Patch, September 24, 2011
...few come close in terms of generating new titles to Mamaroneck resident Charise Mericle Harper and Larchmont resident Todd Strasser. Harper is in the process of publishing six books in 12 months. "Certainly a record for me," she said. ...
The Olympian, November 8, 2009
...7 p.m. Nov. 17, Tempest Lounge, 913 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. Join in a discussion of 'Give a Boy a Gun' by Todd Strasser. Call 253-272-8801. WRITERS GROUPS Soundview Christian Writers: 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Olympia. Call 360-705-2846 ...
Lower Hudson Online, October 31, 2009
...issues I think are being overlooked,'' says Strasser, who made his debut in 1979 with 'Angel Dust Blues.'' Give a Boy a Gun' was probably the first piece of fiction to link bullying to school violence.'Although Strasser is not recognized ...
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