Taking aim power and pain, teens and guns

Sixteen authors contribute stories that explore guns and teens. From a boy whose low self-esteem is impacted when a gun comes into his possession to a student recalling a senseless tragedy that befell a favorite teacher, from a realistic look at hunting to a provocative look at a family that defies...

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Other Authors: Cart, Michael (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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