Shooter.Shooter by Walter Dean Myers Amistad, May 2004. $15.99 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-060-29520-1, Ages 9-12 Using "official interviews" and a fascinating handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. diary, Myers deftly explores the minds of three socially ostracized and bullied teenagers whose dysfunction has led to a Columbine--like massacre at their middle-class, Midwest high school. Cameron is the affluent but isolated black teen whose parents have "made it" and expect him to follow in their footsteps. A stark and disturbing book, its importance cannot be overstated o·ver·state tr.v. o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing, o·ver·states To state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate. o . Adults will want to read Shooter along with their teens. --Reviewed by Elise Virginia Ward Elise Virginia Ward is a Harlem-based writer and frequent contributor to BIBR BIBR Bay Islands Beach Resort (Roatan, Honduras) BIBR Backward Indicator Bit Received . |
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