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This is not a drillThis is not a drill

This is not a drill

Rebecca McDowell

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"Two teens try to save a class of first-graders from a gun-wielding soldier suffering from PTSD. When high school seniors Emery and Jake are taken hostage in the classroom where they tutor, they must work together to calm both the terrified children and the psychotic gunman threatening them--a task made even more difficult by their recent break-up. Brian Stutts, a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, uses deadly force when he's denied access to his son because of a custody battle. The children's fate is in the hands of the two teens, each recovering from great loss, who now must reestablish trust in a relationship damaged by betrayal. Told through Emery and Jake's alternating viewpoints, this gripping novel features characters teens will identify with and explores the often-hidden damages of war"-- "Two teens must work together to protect a class of first-graders when a soldier with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder takes them hostage"--

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OL Work ID
OL16607132W

Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression & Mental IllnessSurvivalFamily problemsFictionPost-traumatic stress disorderJUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & FeelingsHostagesSchoolsJUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / ViolenceFamily crisesJuvenile fiction

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