This Is Where It Ends - Marieke Nijkamp

\n \nThe #1 New York Times Bestseller \nA Buzzfeed Best Book of the Decade \nA Paste Magazine Best Book of the Decade \n \nEveryone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...\n \n10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. \n \n10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. \n \n 10:03: The auditorium doors won't open. \n \n 10:05: Someone starts shooting.\n \nIn 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun.\n \nIncludes special bonus content: a letter from the author, discussion questions, two bonus chapters, a conversation with the author, and a playlist \n \nPraise for This Is Where It Ends: \n A Buzzfeed Best Book of the Decade \n A Paste Magazine Best Book of the Decade \n A BookRiot Best Book of the Decade \nA Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade \n \nMarieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness. --Bustle.com\n \nA gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation. --Buzzfeed\n \nA compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss. --BookRiot\n