This Is Where It Ends -- Marieke Nijkamp, Hardcover

The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), "could break you." "I am speechless." "The saddest book I have ever read." "Literally tore my heart out."

Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...

10:00 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.

10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.

10:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won't open.

10:05 a.m.: Someone starts shooting.

Over the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers, This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good.

Praise for This Is Where It Ends:

A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade

A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade

A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade

A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade

A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel

A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick

A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction

Kids Indie Next List Pick

"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." --Bustle.com

"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." --Buzzfeed

"A 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

Author: Marieke Nijkamp
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 01/05/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781492622468
Age Range: 14-17

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 180662 / This Is Where It Ends


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 11/02/2015
School Library Journal 11/01/2015 pg. 120
Romantic Times 01/01/2016 pg. 48 - Excellent
Booklist 12/15/2015 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2016 pg. 93