Minutes after the principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech welcoming the student body to a new semester, they discover that the auditorium doors will not open and someone starts shooting as four teens, each with a personal reason to fear the shooter, tell the tale from separate perspectives.
Paperback
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Summary
Minutes after the principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech welcoming the student body to a new semester, they discover that the auditorium doors will not open and someone starts shooting as four teens, each with a personal reason to fear the shooter, tell the tale from separate perspectives.
Description
The explosive and emotional #1 New York Times bestsellerGo inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...10-00 a.m.- The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.10-02 a.m.- The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.10-03 a.m.- The auditorium doors won't open.10-05 a.m.- Someone starts shooting.Over the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers, This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good.
About the Author
MARIEKE NIJKAMP is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where it Ends and Before I Let Go. She is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, has served as an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, and is the founder of DiversifYA. She lives in the Netherlands. Visit her at mariekenijkamp.com.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller! Age range 12 to 17 Over the course of 54 harrowing minutes, the students at Opportunity High struggle to survive--and to understand why one boy started shooting. 10:00 am: The principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 am: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05 am: Someone starts shooting. This explosive, emotional, page-turning debut about a high school held hostage is told from the perspective of four teens -- each with their own reason to fear the boy with the gun.
Product Details
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.
Browse by category
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Fiction
- Books
- Books » Children & Young Adults
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Fiction » Action & Adventure
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Non-fiction » Personal & Social Issues » Bullying
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Non-fiction
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Non-fiction » Personal & Social Issues
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Fiction » LGBTIQA+
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Non-fiction » Personal & Social Issues » Violence
- Books » Children & Young Adults » Fiction » Crime & Mystery
