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- Create your own Waiting on Wednesday post that features an upcoming title (or titles)
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Title: This is Where it Ends
Author: Marieke Nijkamp
Publisher: Sourcefire Books
Publication Date: January 5, 2016
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.
10:03
The auditorium doors won't open.
10:05
Someone starts shooting.
Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes from four different perspectives, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.
Why I'm Waiting...
I don't know if anyone knows this, but one of my WIPs is actually about a school shooting. You see... when I was sitting in my final teacher preparation/graduation meeting is when the Sandy Hook shooting happened. I managed to get on WiFi and see it during the presentation, and it hit me... hard. As a teacher, I can't even imagine the horror of a school shooting. I know I'd be a nervous wreck, but I'd do everything in my power to save the lives of my students.
I'm really curious to see how Ms. Nikkamp worked this horrific scenario. I've heard that it's really emotional and powerful, so I'm thinking it will be a great way to start off the new year. I hope it's a book that will make me think and feel.
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