DescriptionThe #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback, with special bonus content Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabamas 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 wont 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. Special bonus content includes: a letter from the author, discussion questions, two bonus chapters, a conversation with the author, and a playlist 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 Nijkamps 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