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High school sophomores Gary Searle and Brendan Lawlor have had enough. Day in and day out, for more than two years, they have been harassed, beaten up, and cursed out by most of the jocks at Middleton High--especially by football player Sam Flach. Armed with guns they've stolen from a neighbor's collection, Gary and Brendan storm a school dance, booby trap all the doors with homemade bombs, and prepare to turn their high school caste system upside down with a violent show of force. When it's all over, Sam Flach is alive (but without any hope of a future football career), Gary has killed himself, and Brendan is in a coma, after being beaten almost to death by other students who managed to disarm him. Could this tragedy have been prevented? Who, if anyone, is to blame?

Consisting of short, related statements from students, parents, school administrators, and even the troubled shooters themselves, Give a Boy a Gun attempts to give a voice to the countless sides of the school violence issue. Is this novel disturbing and at times difficult to read? Yes, of course it is. But it is also an articulate, well-rounded cross section of the many viewpoints on gun control, peer bullying, and the high school social order since the traumatic events that took place in Littleton, Colorado. While Strasser readily acknowledges that there are no easy solutions to the problem of school violence, this powerful book will be a useful tool for parents and teachers alike in exploring this issue and finding some ways of resolving the tragic escalation of teen violence. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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Everyone keeps a dark secret. That's what Amber Reed realizes when her boyfriend Aidan turns her into a vampire against her will. When something goes terribly wrong and her friend disappears, the clock is ticking, the walls are closing in on Amber, and the stakes are getting higher as she finds herself the pawn in an ancient war between three powerful races fighting for supremacy.

Amber is about to find out who Aidan really is...and the secret is nothing she ever imagined.

Kurzbeschreibung

Everyone keeps a dark secret. That's what Amber Reed realizes when her boyfriend Aidan turns her into a vampire against her will. When something goes terribly wrong and her friend disappears, the clock is ticking, the walls are closing in on Amber, and the stakes are getting higher as she finds herself the pawn in an ancient war between three powerful races fighting for supremacy.

Amber is about to find out who Aidan really is...and the secret is nothing she ever imagined.

Kurzbeschreibung

Scorched Skies - book two in the YA Urban Fantasy series, Fire Spirits.

FEAR THE HEAT...

The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves.

When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari?s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in. It seems her father will stop at nothing to force her will to his own, and distracted by Charlie?s latest mistake and her seemingly misguided attraction to Jai, Ari never thought to fear anyone else but the Jinn King.

Blindsided and attacked, Ari learns a new wolf has joined the hunt. A dark sorcerer believes he knows a way to bleed the power of the Seal and wield it as his own, and he is even less patient than The White King.


The War for the Seal has only just begun? and it?s time for Ari to turn it on its head.
It?s time for Ari to stop acting like the hunted.

It?s time for Ari to become the hunter.


To journey into the dark world of the Jinn, begin Ari?s story with book one of the Fire Spirits series, Smokeless Fire (ASIN: B005XP1VBY), available in Kindle and paperback.


REVIEWS for Scorched Skies (Fire Spirits #2)

?Just wow. The uniqueness, realness, and thrills that Samantha brings to this series always seem to blow me away. I adored this installment from beginning to end!? 5/5 stars Shortie Says Reviews

?There are enough twists and turns to keep you on edge, fully engaged and turning the page anticipating what's next. Of course you never really see what's coming. That's the beauty of this story.? 5/5 stars TSK TSK, What to read? Reviews

?There is never a dull moment. I was constantly in sweet, torturing agony as the romance picks up?Scorched Skies will have you jumping out of your skin for Borrowed Ember!? 5/5 stars Reading by the Beach Reviews

?Scorched Skies is a great followup to Smokeless Fire. There is action, suspense, and romance in abundance?the next book cannot come soon enough.? Maddy Edwards, author of One Black Rose series.

?I strongly recommend this series to paranormal romance lovers! Personally, I love reading about the Jinn; they are a refreshing change from the typical paranormal species.? 4/5 stars Reading, Eating & Dreaming Reviews

Kurzbeschreibung

Scorched Skies - book two in the YA Urban Fantasy series, Fire Spirits.

FEAR THE HEAT...

The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves.

When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari?s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in. It seems her father will stop at nothing to force her will to his own, and distracted by Charlie?s latest mistake and her seemingly misguided attraction to Jai, Ari never thought to fear anyone else but the Jinn King.

Blindsided and attacked, Ari learns a new wolf has joined the hunt. A dark sorcerer believes he knows a way to bleed the power of the Seal and wield it as his own, and he is even less patient than The White King.


The War for the Seal has only just begun? and it?s time for Ari to turn it on its head.
It?s time for Ari to stop acting like the hunted.

It?s time for Ari to become the hunter.


To journey into the dark world of the Jinn, begin Ari?s story with book one of the Fire Spirits series, Smokeless Fire (ASIN: B005XP1VBY), available in Kindle and paperback.


REVIEWS for Scorched Skies (Fire Spirits #2)

?Just wow. The uniqueness, realness, and thrills that Samantha brings to this series always seem to blow me away. I adored this installment from beginning to end!? 5/5 stars Shortie Says Reviews

?There are enough twists and turns to keep you on edge, fully engaged and turning the page anticipating what's next. Of course you never really see what's coming. That's the beauty of this story.? 5/5 stars TSK TSK, What to read? Reviews

?There is never a dull moment. I was constantly in sweet, torturing agony as the romance picks up?Scorched Skies will have you jumping out of your skin for Borrowed Ember!? 5/5 stars Reading by the Beach Reviews

?Scorched Skies is a great followup to Smokeless Fire. There is action, suspense, and romance in abundance?the next book cannot come soon enough.? Maddy Edwards, author of One Black Rose series.

?I strongly recommend this series to paranormal romance lovers! Personally, I love reading about the Jinn; they are a refreshing change from the typical paranormal species.? 4/5 stars Reading, Eating & Dreaming Reviews

Kurzbeschreibung

I?m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and ?ame.

Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

Kurzbeschreibung

I?m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and ?ame.

Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.