Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Brimstone Journals by Ron Koertge


Ron Koertge. The Brimstone Journals. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7636-1742-3

Branston High School could be any typical American school. There’s the jocks, the slut, the fat kid, the nerd, etc. After meeting Mike, an older kid working at the local gas station and finding his fathers gun, Boyd gets the idea of making a list of the kids he doesn’t like and going on a murderous hunt at school. Among one of Boyd’s recruits of loners to help him on his mission is Lester, a boy picked on because he is fat. Lester begins to become afraid of Boyd’s plan and eventually goes to the police. This story is written by the various characters in journal entry.

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