Hate List

Jennifer Brown

Sept 2009 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this eBook

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting.

Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets.

Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends, and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.

Jennifer Brown's critically acclaimed novel now includes the bonus novella Say Something, another arresting Hate List story.

Ratings and reviews

A dark account of a school shooting, as Valerie is implicated to be part of the cause of the shooting, as her boyfriend was the gunman. Her guilt comes from a list her and her boyfriend made, called the 'hate list' which was filled with names of people they hated at their school. A sad story about the devastating affects of feeling left out and ridiculed in high school. Definitely for older audiences.

This book was amazing. My favorite book, definitely. I could really get into Valerie's story and this book also was good in helping people to realize that hit lists and death threats aren't really jokes and are very serious. Overall, I thought this book was amazing. A good read for anyone!

This was a really great book and well written! You like and can relate to all the characters. I couldn't put it down until I read the entire book.

About the author

Jennifer Brown writes and lives in the Kansas City, Missouri area with her family. She is the author of Hate List, Torn Away, Thousand Words, Perfect Escape, and Bitter End.