<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A lockdown catches five 12th grade students by surprise and throws them together in the only unlocked room on that empty third floor wing: the boys' washroom. They sit in silence, judging each other by what they see, by the stories they've heard over the years. Stuck here with them--could anything be worse?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>The Breakfast Club</i> meets <i>We Need to Talk About Kevin</i></b>. <p/>A lockdown catches five grade 12 students by surprise and throws them together in the only unlocked room on that empty third floor wing: the boys' washroom. They sit in silence, judging each other by what they see, by the stories they've heard over the years. Stuck here with <i>them</i>--could anything be worse?<br>There's <b>Alice</b> an introverted writer, trapped in the role of big sister to her older autistic brother, <b>Noah</b>.<br><b>Isabelle</b> the popular, high-achieving, student council president, whose greatest performance is her everyday life. <br><b>Hogan</b> an ex-football player with a troubled past and a hopeless future.<br><b>Xander</b> that socially awkward guy hiding behind the camera, whose candid pictures of school life, especially those of Isabelle, have brought him more trouble than answers.<br>Told in five unique voices through prose, poetry, text messages, journals and homework assignments, this modern-day <i>Breakfast Club</i> takes a twist when Isabelle gets a text that changes everything: <i>NOT A DRILL!! Shooter in the school!</i><br>Suddenly, the bathroom doesn't seem so safe anymore. Especially when they learn that one of them knows more about the shooter than they realized...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>PRAISE FOR<i> Shooter</i> </b> <p/>Pignat has created a pitch perfect combination of multiple modes, well-tuned voices and [an] irresistible and satisfying story.--<i><b>CM Magazine</b></i></p><p>With gut-wrenching locked-room suspense, <i>Shooter</i> is a frightening, yet hopeful snippet of high school life in the 21st century. --<i><b>The National Reading Campaign <p/></b></i><b><b>PRAISE FOR <i>Unspeakable</i> </b></b><i><b><br></b></i>Mark Unspeakable as a YA title with huge crossover appeal. --<i><b><b>Quill & Quire</b> </b></i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Caroline Pignat</b> is the award-winning author of seven YA novels. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award <i>(The Gospel Truth</i> in 2015 and <i>Greener Grass</i> in 2009). <i>Unspeakable</i>, a Red Maple Honour book, was also shortlisted for the 2015 CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. A high school teacher, she lives in Ottawa with her family.</p>
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