Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

5 months ago Valerie Leftman's boyfriend opened fire on their school cafeteria, killing five students and one teacher before turning the gun on himself. Valerie, who was shot trying to stop him, is initially implicated in the shootings because of the hate list she helped create. The hate list her boyfriend used to pick his targets. As Valerie integrates back into school, more of an outsider than she ever thought she was before, she is forced to confront her feelings of guilt and loneliness. Exploring the gray area between hero and villain, she navigates the rocky relationships with her family, her former friends, with the memory of the boyfriend she still loves, and with the girl whose life she saved five months ago. As she moves toward graduation and the year anniversary of the shooting, Valerie must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it all in order to make amends and move on with her life.

"[A] riveting debut" (starred review) -- Publishers Weekly "Startling, powerful, and poignant." (starred review) -- School Library Journal "This novel ought to be the last written about a fictional high school shooting because it is difficult to imagine any capable of handling it better ... A story that is as sensitive and honest as it is spellbinding." (starred review) -- VOYA "Authentic and relevant, this debut is one to top the charts." -- Kirkus Reviews

When not writing about serious subjects, Jennifer Brown, a two-time winner of the Erma Bombeck Global Humor Award, is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. She lives in Missouri with her husband and three children. Hate List is her debut novel

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ISBN 13	9780316041454
ISBN 10	0316041459
Title	Hate List
Author	Jennifer Brown
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2010-11-04
Number of pages	416
Prizes	Winner of Gateway Readers Award 2011
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