This Is Not a Drill

This Is Not a Drill

By Beck 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 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.
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN-13: 9780399257940
ISBN-10: 0399257942
Published on 10/25/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224

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I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH YOU MUST READ!!!

Tyler Wood Tyler Wood

I think this book it great. It has drama and excitement. Emery and Jake both do heroic things to save the first graders. They are very creative to. I would give this a 4 star rating out of 5.