In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writersincluding Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Reviscome together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting. It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto the school grounds, enter the gymnasium, and open fire, killing six and injuring five others. But this isnt a story about the shooting itself. This isnt about recounting that one unforgettable day. This is about one boy, who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble beforebecame a monster capable of entering his school with a loaded gun and firing bullets at his classmates. Each chapter is told from a different victims viewpoint, giving insight into who Kirby was and who hed become. Some are sweet, some are dark; some are seemingly unrelated, about fights or first kisses or late-night parties. This is a book told from multiple perspectiveswith one character and one event drawing them all togetherby some of YAs most recognizable names.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Simon & Schuster .

Kendare Blake grew up in Cambridge, Minnesota, and she now lives in Washington DC. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Middlesex University. Anna Dressed in Blood is her first novel. Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of The Deathday Letter , fml , and The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley. Tom Leveen is the author of Party, Zero, and ManicPixieDreamGirl (Spring 2013). This is his first foray into the horror genre. Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He lives in Southern California with his four children. Cynthia Leitich Smith is the acclaimed and best-selling author of Tantalize, Eternal and Blessed as well as Tantalize: Kieren's Story, a graphic novel illustrated by Ming Doyle. She lives in Austin, Texas. COURTNEY SUMMERS lives and writes in Canada. She is the author of What Goes Around , This is Not a Test , Fall for Anything , Some Girls Are , Cracked Up to Be , Please Remain Calm , and All the Rage . Other contributing authors include Neal and Brendan Shusterman, Beth Revis, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Courtney Summers, Kendare Blake, Delilah S. Dawson, Steve Brezenoff, Tom Leveen, Hannah Moskowitz, Blythe Woolston, Trish Doller, Mindi Scott, Margie Gelbwasser, Christine Johnson, E. M. Kokie, and Elisa Nader.