Give A Boy A Gun

Brendan was bullied by the jocks of the school.

Give a boy a gun. H aunting and harrowing booklist starred review vivid distressing and all too real kirkus reviews in this 20th anniversary edition of todd strasser s gut wrenching and critically acclaimed give a boy a gun two boys bring guns to school in search of revenge against their classmates. Intense school shooting book will trigger heated discussion. One person found this helpful. I intend to do just that.

Give a boy a gun is a young adult novel by todd strasser published in 2002. Read common sense media s give a boy a gun review age rating and parents guide. Brendan lawlor moved to littleton and was worried about finding new friends. Seventh and eighth grade brendan moved to littleton when he was in seventh grade.

5 0 out of 5 stars very insightful. Give a boy a gun was one of my favorite books i ve ever read. Home analysis author links sources grade summaries. This connects to todays society because every day people are getting treated like crap and commit these horrible things.

Give a boy a gun is a novel that questions who is to blame for the school shootings that plague the high schools across the country. Is the fault of the gun manufacturers parents kids violent video games and movies or something else that is pushing kids to turn to killing their tormentors at school. For as long as they can remember brendan and gary have been mercilessly teased and. It is about a pair of high school outcasts brendan lawlor and gary searle who decide to shoot up their high school dance as a way of getting revenge on the jocks who had picked on them and the faculty members who had ignored their plight or even encouraged the school s culture of bullying.

He hated when injustice was dealt and he. The two became great friends and tried to. Reviewed in the united states on december 29 2019. Give a boy a gun.

He disliked the move at first until he met gary in eighth grade. This book covered a major topic that is an ongoing problem in todays society about gun violence. He became friends with gary chelsea and allison. Give a boy a gun is an epistolary novel for young adults by todd strasser first published in 2000 the novel describes the events and social circumstances that lead up to and form the aftermath of a fictional school shooting the story is presented in the form of segments of transcribed post incident interviews with students parents teachers and community members compiled by denise.

Give a boy a gun is a thoughtful look at the making of two school shooters. Give a boy a gun was truly engrossing and left me wanting to read more work from this author. 5 people found this helpful. Reviewed in the united states on october 14 2017.