{"product_id":"this-is-where-it-ends","title":"Nijkamp Mariek: This Is Where It Ends [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), \"could break you.\" \"I am speechless.\" \"The saddest book I have ever read.\" \"Literally tore my heart out.\" \u003cbr\u003eGo inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...\u003cbr\u003e10:00 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.\u003cbr\u003e10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.\u003cbr\u003e10:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won't open.\u003cbr\u003e10:05 a.m.: Someone starts shooting.\u003cbr\u003eOver the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers, This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good.  \u003cbr\u003ePraise for This Is Where It Ends:\u003cbr\u003e A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade\u003cbr\u003e A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade\u003cbr\u003e A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade\u003cbr\u003e A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade\u003cbr\u003e A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel\u003cbr\u003e A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick\u003cbr\u003e A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction \u003cbr\u003e Kids Indie Next List Pick\u003cbr\u003e\"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness.\" -Bustle.com\u003cbr\u003e\"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation.\" -Buzzfeed\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss.\" -BookRiot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariek, Nijkamp","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44604388770082,"sku":"9781492671114","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47523549774163,"sku":"XV81492671114","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mariek-nijkamp-nijkamp-mariek-this-is-where-it-ends-2019-paperback-60551975928147.jpg?v=1735366625","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/this-is-where-it-ends","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}