| Give a Boy a Gun Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Strasser, Todd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689848935 ISBN-13: 9780689848933 Publisher: Simon Pulse OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The horrors of teen violence is explored in this eye-opening novel through the lens of one shattering event where two armed students hold terrified classmates and teachers hostage in a school gym. Facts about teen gun use and school violence add counterpoint to this selection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" (0.25 lbs) 208 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 47260 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Brendan and Gary: revenge. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strasser, Todd: - Todd Strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the award-winning Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, Famous, and How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which became the Fox feature film Drive Me Crazy. Todd lives in a suburb of New York and speaks frequently at schools. Visit him at ToddStrasser.com. |