Author: Marieke Nijkamp
- Fiction
- Libros de Seda
- ISBN: 9788416550845
- Release Date: 07-07-2007
Synopsis
Durante cincuenta y cuatro minutos terrible, cuatro alumnos cuentan el terror que reina en la sala cuando un estudiante pone en marcha su venganza; una venganza que se convertirá en el ultimo juego de supervivencia.
Publishers Weekly
11/02/2015
Sometimes the most terrifying horrors are not those involving monsters out of fantasy but those taken straight from today’s headlines. Nijkamp’s debut follows four high school students on their first day of the spring semester in Opportunity, Ala. Over the course of 54 minutes—the amount of time a gunman holds their school hostage—their lives collide. Each of the four has an intimate connection to the shooter, and all must find a way to face the unfolding tragedy. While Claire views the event from outside the school, Autumn, Sylv, and Tomás are on the front lines. Love, loyalty, bravery, and loss meld into a chaotic, heart-wrenching mélange of issues that unite some and divide others. A highly diverse cast of characters, paired with vivid imagery and close attention to detail, set the stage for an engrossing, unrelenting tale. The starkly chilling realism and themes of abuse, death, and assault, among others, may prove too much for younger or sensitive readers, but the story unquestionably leaves an indelible mark. Ages 14–up. Agent: Jennifer Udden, Donald Maass Literary Agency. (Jan.)
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