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Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Hate List

Jennifer Brown

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · April 4, 2017

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting.

Mental Illness for TeensDeath & Grief for TeensViolence & Traumaschool
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Who it’s for
A sustained, layered read that keeps the emotional stakes close and unvarnished.
Genres
Violence & Trauma, Mental Illness for Teens, Death & Grief for Teens
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, April 4, 2017

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About this book

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting. Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets.

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Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends, and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life. Jennifer Brown's critically acclaimed novel now includes the bonus novella Say Something, another arresting Hate List story.

Hard-Hitting Read

A sustained, layered read that keeps the emotional stakes close and unvarnished.

Come here for

  • layered teen-contemporary tension
  • school cruelty, trauma, aftermath

Expect

  • heavy subject matter
  • a steady, serious tone

Where it sits

Violence & Trauma74%
Mental Illness for Teens52%
Death & Grief for Teens36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Bullying for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Violence & Trauma
Authors
Jennifer Brown
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
April 4, 2017
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Bullying for Teens