This is a book about school violence on the surface and about love on a deeper level. It is written for an audience of mature adolescents and adults, particularly those who are involved in some way with Education. This is a painful and controversial view of teaching in modern America that combines poetry, Journaling, and reporting to reveal a plot that quickly builds to an explosive end.

Crack. Pop. Pop. Pop. Silence. The teacher looks up from her computer, a permanent scowl etched into the lines and creases of her skin. Faces staring back at her: confusion curiosity a little bit of unease, but no one is really scared yet. The room is too silent and someone laughs, a short stream of uncomfortable sound. “What was that?” a girl asks. The teacher shrugs