The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller about a high school held hostage, and four teens-each with their own reason to fear the boy with the gun. Featuring printed edges, French flaps, updated author's note, and exclusive anniversary bonus epilogue.
10:00am: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.
10:02am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.
10:03am: The auditorium doors won't open.
10:05am: Someone starts shooting.
Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.
Praise for This Is Where It Ends:
"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." -Bustle.com
"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." -Buzzfeed
"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." -BookRiot
| ISBN: | 9781464254765 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2025 |
| Author: | Marieke Nijkamp |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks Fire an imprint of Sourcebooks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment |