Gunpoint of View

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends and Jennifer Brown’s Hate List, Gunpoint of View is a harrowing, poignant tale of three teens’ experiences leading up to a planned school shooting.

The year is 1998. Bill Clinton is the president. You’re either Team Backstreet Boys or Team NSYNC. Furbies are all the rage. Deadly school shootings are practically unheard of. And other than your dope, new Nokia 6120 cell phone, beeping your friend is the easiest way to see if they want to hit up Blockbuster later. Life is simple and innocent.

Until Dustin and his best friend, Ryan, decide to avenge the years-worth of emotional agony, shame, and physical pain they’ve suffered at the hands of Callahan High’s most supreme jocks and bullies. All-around athlete Joshua isn’t one of the “bad ones”, but a grim discovery leads him to believe that being a bystander to the torture has led him to face his karma. Meanwhile, Samiya lives to fight the power, embrace her black culture, and be an advocate for those who struggle to find their voice at Callahan. She never thought a person existed who was unsavable—until she took on the challenge of helping Dustin find the light.


Is the light enough to stop the disturbing darkness that’s about to be let loose?

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