[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. For as long as they can remember Brendan and Gary have been
mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore.
Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor they take their classmates hostage at a
school dance. In the panic of this desperate situation it soon becomes clear that only one
thing matters to Brendan and Gary: revenge. This special 20th anniversary edition includes
updated backmatter and statistics on school shootings-a topic that is now more relevant than
ever.
