# This is Where it Ends

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- Authors: [Marieke Nijkamp](https://www.bookquiver.com/marieke-nijkamp)
- Language: en_US

## Description

This #1 New York Times 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.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.10:03The auditorium doors won't open.10:05Someone starts shooting. 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 Pick" Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." —Bustle. com" A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." —Buzzfeed" 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#html-body data-pb-style="60E5BC685241A" justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;#html-body data-pb-style="60E5BC685242D" border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;

## Editions

### This is Where it Ends

- Publisher: sourcebooks
- ISBN: 978-14-9262-246-8
- Pages: 288
- Language: en_US