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Published
1997
Publisher
Lodestar Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
ISBN
9780525675488
Section
Young Adult

The Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in Poems

Mel Glenn

On the last day of school, a veteran history teacher holds his class of seniors hostage, and each student's poems look back over the four years that led to that room.

  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 1998
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Themes

Community & schoolMental healthComing of age

Mood

Feels tense, dark.

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