Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
Give a Boy a Gun
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Todd Strasser
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Give a Boy a Gun

Todd Strasser

208 pages • first pub 2002 (view editions)

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
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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 d...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 1,044 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

tense: 57%

sad: 50%

emotional: 49%

reflective: 47%

informative: 40%

challenging: 37%

inspiring: 3%

mysterious: 3%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

47% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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