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