Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls
Reading Level: Ages 12 and up
Combining murder mystery, historical fiction, and a coming-of-age story, this chilling book is base on real life events in the author's past. The time is 1956 and Nora anticipates spending a the summer before her senior year with her group of friends. But two of her friends are shot to death on their way to the last day of school. Everyone but Nora is sure that the murderer is a jealous ex-boyfriend. Told from a number of perspectives, the story examines the effect this horrible event had on so many lives.
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Another story of a shooting is
Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
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Tags: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, High Schoolers, Books for Boys, Books for Girls, Crime and Punishment, Historical Fiction, JY Fiction, HG
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LOVED this!
Just finished this a few minutes ago & wanted to comment on how great it was - especially that it's based on a real experience of the author's!