Give+a+Boy+a+Gun

Title: **//Give a Boy a Gun//** Author: Strasser, Todd Description: After being bullied for two years, two boys set out to get revenge. They take the people at the high school dance hostage using guns stolen from a neighbor’s collection. Genre: Realistic fiction Questionable situation: Violence, use of weapons Opinions: Challenged in a Pennsylvania middle school because of the issue of school violence. ([]). Amazon.com Review states “… it is also an articulate, well-rounded cross section of the many viewpoints on gun control, peer bullying, and the high school social order since the traumatic events that took place in Littleton, Colorado”. Michael Cart from Booklist states that the book deserves to be widely read and discussed. ([]). Audience: ages 11 and up