In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting.
It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto the school grounds, enter the gymnasium, and open fire, killing six and injuring five others.
But this isn’t a story about the shooting itself. This isn’t about recounting that one unforgettable day.
This is about one boy, who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before—became a monster capable of entering his school with a loaded gun and firing bullets at his classmates.
Each chapter is told from a different victim’s viewpoint, giving insight into who Kirby was and who he’d become. Some are sweet, some are dark; some are seemingly unrelated, about fights or first kisses or late-night parties. This is a book told from multiple perspectives—with one character and one event drawing them all together—by some of YA’s most recognizable names.
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Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of numerous books for young adults, including The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried, The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza, At the Edge of the Universe, and We Are the Ants. He also edited the anthologies Violent Ends and Feral Youth and wrote the memoir Brave Face, which chronicles his struggles with depression and
More about Shaun David HutchinsonNeal Shusterman is a New York Times bestselling author and has written numerous award-winning books for children and young adults. His books include, The Skinjacker Trilogy (Everlost, Everwild and Everfound), Full Tilt, Unwind and Unwholly. He also writes screenplays and several of his books are now in development as films. Neal lives in Southern California
More about Neal ShustermanBeth Revis is the author of the New York Times bestselling Across the Universe series, the twisty contemporary novel A World Without You , and the New York Times bestselling Star Wars- Rebel Rising . Beth lives in rural North Carolina in a house full of boys-her husband, son, and two massive dogs-and she forces them
More about Beth RevisCynthia Leitich Smith is the acclaimed and best-selling author of Tantalize, Eternal, Blessed and Diabolical, as well as the graphic novel Tantalize: Kieren's Story, illustrated by Ming Doyle. She lives in Austin, Texas.
www.cynthialeitichsmith.com
Courtney Summers is the author of young adult novels including Fall for Anything and Some Girls Are . She lives and writes in Canada, where she divides her time between a piano, a camera, and a word-processing program when she's not planning for the impending zombie apocalypse.
More about Courtney SummersKendare Blake is an import from South Korea who was raised in the United States. She received a Bachelor's degree in Business from Ithaca College and a Master's degree in Writing from Middlesex University in London. She brakes for animals, the largest of which was a deer, which sadly didn't make it, and the smallest of which was a mouse, which did, but it to
More about Kendare BlakeDelilah S. Dawson is the author of: Star Wars: PHASMA , The Perfect Weapon , and Scorched ; The Hit series; The Blud series; Servants of the Storm ; Shadowman: Follow Me Boy ; Short stories in: Hellboy , An Assortment of Horror ; Carniepunk ;
More about Delilah S. DawsonLisa K. Weber makes art for comics, kid's books, and cartoons. Her work has included graphic-novel adaptations of classic literature, illustrated books for young and middle-grade readers, and character and storyboard design for animations. She cofounded the comic book label HexComix in 2014, cocreating and illustrating its flagship title, Hex11, which earned
More about Steve BrezenoffTom Leveen is the author of Random, Sick, manicpixiedreamgirl, Party, Zero (a YALSA Best Book of 2013), Shackled, and Hellworld. A frequent speaker at schools and conferences, Tom was previously the artistic director and cofounder of an all-ages, nonprofit visual and performing venue in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is an Arizona native, where he lives with his wi
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