This Is Where It Ends

The #1 New York Times Bestseller!Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...10:00 a.m.: 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.10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.10:03: The auditorium doors won't open.10:05: Someone starts shooting.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. A Buzzfeed Best YA BookA Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA NovelA Goodreads YA Best Books PickA Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction Kids Indie Next List PickMarieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness. ―Bustle.comA gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation. ―BuzzfeedA 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