This Is Where It Ends

This Is Where It Ends

<p><strong>This #1 <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller chronicles the 54 harrowing minutes of a school shooting and follows four students who must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. </strong></p><p>10:00 a.m.<br>The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.</p><p> 10:02 a.m.<br>The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.</p><p> 10:03<br>The auditorium doors won't open.</p><p> 10:05<br>Someone starts shooting.</p><p> <strong>A Buzzfeed Best YA Book</strong><br>A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel<br>A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick<br>A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction <br>Kids Indie Next List Pick</p><p>"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." ―Bustle.com</p><p>"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." ―Buzzfeed</p><p>"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." ―BookRiot</p>