Ron Koertge's startling, often poignant poetic novel evokes a suburban high school both familiar and terrifying. The Branston High School Class of 2001 seems familiar enough on the surface: there's the Smart One, the Fat Kid, Social Conscience, Bad Girl, Good Girl, Jock, Anorexic, Dyke, Rich Boy, Sistah, Stud . . . and Boyd, an Angry Young Man who has just made a dangerous new friend. Now he's making a list.
The Branston High School Class of 2001. You might think you know them. You might be surprised.
Narrated by fifteen teenage characters, this startling, often poignant poetic novel evokes a suburban high school both familiar and terrifying -- and provides an ideal opportunity for young adults to discuss violence in schools.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 01/05/2004
ISBN: 9780763617424
Pages: 113
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.12h x 5.28w x 0.35d
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Review Citations: Kliatt 09/01/2004 pg. 22
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 46124 / Brimstone Journals
Reading Level: 4.2 /
Interest Level: Upper Grade /
Point Value: 1
