Killing+Mr+Griffin

Killing Mr. Griffin By Lois Duncan

This is the story of some students who want to kill their English teacher, but instead just kidnap him to scare him. He dies in the process and they are left to deal with the consequences of their actions.

This book is fiction written for ages 13+.

The book has been challenged for offensive language and violence.

The book has been completely dismissed and deemed inappropriate since the day of publication, probably due to the title.

Even though the premise of the book seems to be inappropriate for school, there is actually a bigger lesson in the book about character and values. There are many resources for using the book in the classroom. Students seem to respond well to this book (and have not even killed their teachers after reading it!). (Niskayuna School. 2007.)

Niskayuna Schools. (2007). Student book reviews. //Niskayuna School District.// Retrieved from [] on June 18th, 2012.