Shooter
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"Questions of guilt and innocence drive the plot and stay with the reader," said Hazel Rochman in a starred Booklist review. "Highly readable."
"A haunting story that uncovers the pain of several high school students," according to Teenreads.com. "It explores the tragedies of school violence and how the result of bullying can go to the most dramatic extreme. Myers has a gift for expressing the voices of his characters. Shooter is not a light read, but it will leave you reeling."
- Multiple Narratives: Piece together the truth from conflicting interviews, police reports, and the shooter’s own chilling journal entries.
- Bullying and Its Consequences: Go beyond the headlines to explore the daily torment and isolation that pushes a teenager like Leonard Gray to the breaking point.
- Outsiders and Loneliness: Follow Cameron, Carla, and Len, three teens who don’t fit in, and discover how their search for belonging leads to a tragic conclusion.
- A Haunting Look at Guilt: After the shots are fired, Cameron must confront his own role in the tragedy. Is he a victim, a bystander, or something more?
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Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
