Bang

by Barry Lyga

Hardcover, 2017

Library's review

Bang tackles gun violence, suicide, mental illness, religious prejudice, cyberbullying, and more. Fourteen- year-old Sebastian grapples with self-forgiveness and his past—having accidentally shot and killed his infant sister when he was four. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Lexile

L

Publication

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2017), 304 pages

Description

Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: "Fans of 13 Reasons Why will find a lot to like in Lyga's latest." �??Entertainment Weekly This is Where it Ends, Hate List, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock readers will appreciate this heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake, from New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga. Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one�??not even Sebastian himself�??can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father's gun. Now, ten years later, Sebastian has lived with the guilt and horror for his entire life. With his best friend away for the summer, Sebastian has only a new friend, Aneesa, to distract him from his darkest thoughts. But even this relationship cannot blunt the pain of his past. Because Sebastian knows exactly how to rectify his childhood crime and sanctify his past. It took a gun to get him into this. Now he needs a gun to get out. Unflinching and honest, Bang is the story of one boy and one moment in time that cannot be reclaimed, as true and as relevant as tomorrow's headli… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Pages

304

Physical description

304 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0316315508 / 9780316315500

DDC/MDS

813.6
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