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Give a Boy a Gun

By Morton Rhue, Herbert Geisen

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Englische Literatur in Reclams Roter Reihe: das ist der englische Originaltext – ungekürzt und unbearbeitet mit Worterklärungen am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Die Motive eines Amoklaufs: wie aus Opfern Täter werden Eine eindringliche literarische Montage über einen Amoklauf: Die Außenseiter Brendan und Gary freunden sich schnell an. Beide werden gemobbt, doch das interessiert keinen. Also ziehen sich die Jungen immer weiter in ihre dunkle Gedankenwelt zurück, mit schrecklichen Folgen …Vor dem Hintergrund anhaltender Waffengewalt in den Staaten wird Rhues Klassiker nicht an Relevanz verlieren. Englische Lektüre: Niveau B2. Inhaltliche Stichworte: Mobbing · Jugendbuch · Amoklauf

Literary & Contemporary Fiction
220 pagesSoftcover
First published May 13, 2026

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Popular Reviews(2)

3.3(5 ratings)
Marina SchulerReviewed by Marina Schuler

The book "Give a Boy a Gun" by Morton Rhue published in 2000 by the Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division in New York is about a school shooting in the fictional Middeltown high school. The book covers the story of two boys, Gary Searle and Brendan Lawlor, and how they organized a mass school shooting, heavily injuring a lot of students and teachers. The short novel is based on the Columbine high school shooting in Littleton, Colorado 1999. Written in quotations, students, friends and teachers of the two tell the story of what led to the rampage shooting aswell as the day itself. While the story shows a lot of insights of what might be going on in the minds and lifes of future shooters and raises awareness on gun control, it seems like a rather stereotypical high school story with too simplified backgrounds, conversations and situations. On the other hand it does give a deeper impression on the students mental health, therefore I would rate this book 1.5 out of 5. It is important to raise awareness on mentioned problem aswell as child protection in schools.

LenaReviewed by Lena

Sehr interessanter Aufbau des Buches

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