This Is Where It Ends

This Is Where It Ends

<p><strong>The #1 <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller, now in paperback, with special bonus content!</strong></p><p><strong>Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...</strong></p><p><strong><em>10:00 a.m.:</em></strong><em> 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.<br><br><strong>10:02 a.m.:</strong> The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.</em><br><strong><em><br> 10:03:</em></strong><em> The auditorium doors won't open.</em><br><strong><em><br> 10:05:</em></strong><em> Someone starts shooting.</em></p><p>In 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. </p><p><strong>Special bonus content includes: a letter from the author, discussion questions, two bonus chapters, a conversation with the author, and a playlist!</strong></p><p>A Buzzfeed Best YA Book<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>