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Published
Feb 1, 2001
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Subgenre
Contemporary
ISBN
9780763613020
Section
Young Adult

The Brimstone Journals

Ron Koertge

Fifteen seniors at Branston High speak about their lives in short poems, while one classmate keeps a list of names and begins stockpiling guns.

  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2002
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Themes

Community & schoolBullyingMental healthIdentity

Mood

Feels dark, tense.

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