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After Caitlin Gabriel survives a deadly shooting at her high school, she struggles to tell her story to her parents, the authorities, and anyone who will listen. But there are other narratives that gain purchase in the media and paint her in a different light. --p. 4 of cover.

Finding Jake

a novel
A heart-wrenching but redemptive story of psychological suspense told from the point of view of the father of a boy who is unaccounted for during a school shooting, in the vein of Reconstructing Amelia and Defending Jacob.

School violence

a reference handbook
Presents information on school violence, including the history of school violence in America, proposed causes, and the pros and cons of various deterrents. Also includes information on common types of assaults, common characteristics of victims and assailants, current legislation, and school, societal, and community risk factors.

Bang

2014
"A teen who used to see a vision of a crash must help her boyfriend as he is now seeing a vision of a school shooting"--Provided by publisher.

Columbine

understanding why
2007
Members of the Threat Assessment Group (TAG) attempt to determine the factors that lead to the Columbine High School shootings.

Ceremonial violence

a psychological explanation of school shootings
2008
Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sociology, and neurology that contribute to the homicidal mindset, Fast offers us a means of understanding and coming to terms with these tragedies.--From publisher description.

The Newtown school shooting

2014
Provides an in depth examination of the events surrounding the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

Monday redux

2003
Through time travel, a high school student has the opportunity to relive a day and stop a friend from going on a killing spree at school.

Quad

[a novel]
2007
Interweaves the stories of Muir High School's various groups of students--from the "jocks" to the "drama queens"--as they clash over everything from cheating on tests to cheating in relationships, with the ultimate clash that comes when one student reaches the breaking point.

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