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Give a Boy a Gun Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Strasser, Todd (Author)

ISBN: 0689848935 ISBN-13: 9780689848933
Publisher: Simon Pulse

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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2002
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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

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" L (0.25 lbs) 208 pages

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Winner, Ages 12 & Up, 2001

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 04/15/2002 pg. 67
Kliatt 05/01/2002 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 04/15/2002

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.

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