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Give a Boy a Gun

A True Story of Law and Disorder in the American West

by Jack Olsen

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Published by Dell .
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Open LibraryOL7517561M
ISBN 100440131685
ISBN 109780440131687

The style the book was written in was different, but it was interesting to see an author go another way on writting To Give a Boy a Gun. The book was very interesting and by the time I got to the end of the first chapter I did not want to stop reading. All Book Search results » About the author () Todd Strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the award-winning Can’t Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, Famous, and How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which became the Fox feature film Drive 4/5(27).

Give a Boy a Gun - Give a Boy a Gun audiobook, by Todd Strasser A heartbreaking novel that offers no easy answers, Give a Boy a Gun addresses the growing problem of school violence. Although it is a work of fiction, it could tragically be the leading nightly news story in any a high school shooting at her alma mater, a college journalism student. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, TeachingBooks supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.

  Buy a cheap copy of Give a Boy a Gun: A True Story of Law book by Jack Olsen. Free shipping over $/5(5).   Hopefully books like Give a Boy a Gun can help remove some of the desensitization because of all the perspectives Strasser includes. I will discuss the bibliotherapeutic uses a bit later, but there is one thing that I’ve been thinking about since I’ve finished the book. This book is not just for teens who may be contemplating suicide.


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Intense school-shooting book will trigger heated discussion. Read Common Sense Media's Give a Boy a Gun review, age rating, and parents guide.3/5. Alyssa haught pd. Give a boy a gun by: Todd Strasser 8/12/09 i give it a 7 The person that changed the most i thought was Gary.

i thought that gary changed the most because he was kind of a shy kid in elementary school then from there on he was bullied and tourtured/5. Give a Boy a Gun is a novel by author Todd Strasser. In this novel, Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle are two boys that attend Middletown High School.

Brendan Lawlor moves Give a Boy a Gun book Middletown from Springfield in the middle of his ninth grade year. From Library Journal ''Give a boy a gun and you're makin' a man,'' Claude Dallas, Sr., is quoted as saying in this book about his son, Claude Jr., a self-made cowboy, trapper, and ''mountain man'' who was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two Idaho game wardens.

Claude Jr. was well-liked by many, including a sympathetic jury 4/4(3). Vivid, distressing, and all too real, Strasser’s (Close Call,etc.) latest work of fiction explores the minds and hearts of a group of students, parents, teachers, and community members whose lives are forever altered by a tragic school shooting.

After years of harassment and casual cruelty from the football heroes at Middletown High that is tacitly endorsed by adults in the school Author: Todd Strasser.

[H]aunting and harrowing. Booklist (starred review) Vivid, distressing, and all too real. Kirkus Reviews In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strassers 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 andAuthor: Todd Strasser. In "Give a Boy a Gun", Todd Strasser tells the story of two boys who hold their school hostage during a dance. The reason: revenge on the football players and teachers. The book is written from the view points of friends and family, school staff, e-mails between the gunmen and chatroom conversations between the gunmen and their by:   Give a Boy a Gun By Todd Strasser About the Book Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle get more and more tired of being bullied by the jocks at their high school.

The constant harassment and taunts make Brendan furious and leave Gary feeling like a loser. But what can they do?/5(). How to download e-book. Press button "GET DOWNLOAD LINKS" and wait 20 time is necessary for searching and sorting links.

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pages. Appetizer: After a tragic school shooting at Middletown High during a dance, a sophomore journalism student named Denise Shipley returns from college to her home town to interview the survivors, families and neighbors to try to understand what had happend to cause Gary Searle and Brendan Lawlor to decide to try to kill.

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Give a Boy a Gun By Todd Strasser About the Book Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle get more and more tired of being bullied by the jocks at their high school. The constant harassment and taunts make Brendan furious and leave Gary feeling like a loser. But what can they do?Book Edition: Reprint.

This book is a good book in every part of it if you have a favorite book changed it to this one!. Book Talk for English 9: "Give a Boy a Gun" Dom Kemp. Give a Boy a Gun - Photo Story. Erfahre hier,wie auch Du ganz einfach eigene Literaturrezensionen und Videos produzieren kannst: Das ist Jessikas Rezension zu "Give a Boy a Gun.

Gary Searle – one of the shooters Brendan Lawlor – the other shooter Ryan Clancy – a friend of both Gary’s and Brendan’s Allison Findley – Gary’s on-and-off girlfriend and. ``Give a boy a gun and you're makin' a man,'' Claude Dallas, Sr., is quoted as saying in this book about his son, Claude Jr., a self-made cowboy, trapper, and ``mountain man'' who was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two Idaho game wardens/5(12).

From inside the book. What people are saying - Write a review. LibraryThing Review User Review - glinfoot - LibraryThing. Slow in the middle, end was worth it. Sad commentary on how judicial decisions often take into consideration the cost of a trial and the political future of the participants rather than justice.

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This book has graphic descriptions of violence and should not be read by adolescents or teens without guidance.3/5.Give a Boy a Gun: A True Story of Law and Disorder in the American West Jack Olsen, Author Delacorte Press $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author.