Give a Boy a Gun
Interest Level: Grade 9 - Grade 12
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.7
Lexile® measure: 760L
Guided Reading: NR
Genre/Theme:
- Mystery and Suspense
Topics:
- Social Studies
- Culture and Diversity
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About This Book
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 Brendan and Gary: revenge.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Todd Strasser: Todd Strasser was born in 1950 in New York City and grew up on Long Island. He attended New York University and graduated from Beloit College. He was a reporter on the Middletown (N.Y.) Times-Herald Record and an adverting copywriter before his first novel for young people, Angel Dust Blues, was published 1979. For some years he supplemented his income as the owner of Toggle, Inc., a small fortune-cookie company. Strasser enjoys family activities: reading, movies, tennis, skiing, and fishing. He and his wife, Pamela, live not far from New York City with their daughter, son, and yellow Labrador retriever. Read More.
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