Ī gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation.
Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness. 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.Ī Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the DecadeĪ Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the DecadeĪ Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the DecadeĪ Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the DecadeĪ Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction 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. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun.ġ0:00 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.ġ0:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.ġ0:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won't open. Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute.
The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), could break you.
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