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Author:

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

Title:

Shooter / Walter Dean Myers.

Edition:

1st Harper Tempest ed.

Publisher:

Amistad/HarperTempest,

Copyright Date:

2005, c2004

Description:

223, 17 p. ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Family problems--Fiction.
Emotional problems--Fiction.
Bullies--Fiction.
School violence--Juvenile fiction.
Problem families--Juvenile fiction.
Emotional problems of teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Bullying in schools--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.

Notes:

"Extras inside, Walter Dean Myers talks about becoming a writer, turning nonfiction into fiction, and more"--P. [4] of cover.

Summary:

Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting. Cameron: "Deep inside, you know that whoever gets up in your face gets there because he knows you're nothing, and he knows that you know it too." Carla: "What I'm trying to do is to get by -- not even get over, just get by." Leonard: "I have bought a gaw-juss weapon. It lies beneath my bed like a secret lover, quiet, powerful, waiting to work my magic." Statement of Fact: 17-year-old white male found dead in the aftermath of a shooting incident at Madison High School in Harrison County. Conclusion: Death by self-inflicted wound.

ISBN:

9780064472906 (pbk)
0064472906 (pbk)

Locations:

NKPD993 -- Eagle Grove Memorial Library (Eagle Grove)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

DUPB413 -- Kanawha Public Library (Kanawha)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)