Give a Boy a Gun

"A disturbing and provocative novel."--"KLIATT "

"Vivid, distressing, and all too real...The multiple points of view create empathy for a wide range of characters and enhance the book's in-your-face reality. Important, insightful, and chilling."--"Kirkus Reviews"

A disturbing and provocative novel. "KLIATT "

"Vivid, distressing, and all too real The multiple points of view create empathy for a wide range of characters and enhance the book's in-your-face reality. Important, insightful, and chilling." "Kirkus Reviews"

* "Both haunting and harrowing, the book deserves a wide readership, discussion and debate."--"Booklist, "starred review

Featuring a new trim size and a new line look, Todd Strasser's acclaimed account of school violence that Kirkus Reviews "calls "vivid, distressing, and all too real."
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 Bendan and Gary: revenge.