Bang

By: Barry  Lyga
Location: FIC LYG
Genre:Contemporary Fiction


"Fans of 13 Reasons Why will find a lot to like in Lyga's latest." --Entertainment Weekly 
This is Where it Ends, Hate List, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock readers will appreciate this heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake, from New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga.


WARNING ALERT: Themes of Suicide


Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one--not even Sebastian himself--can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father's gun.


Now, ten years later, Sebastian has lived with the guilt and horror for his entire life. With his best friend away for the summer, Sebastian has only a new friend, Aneesa, to distract him from his darkest thoughts. But even this relationship cannot blunt the pain of his past. Because Sebastian knows exactly how to rectify his childhood crime and sanctify his past. It took a gun to get him into this.


Now he needs a gun to get out.


Unflinching and honest, Bang is the story of one boy and one moment in time that cannot be reclaimed, as true and as relevant as tomorrow's headlines. 

"The subject matter for this book is tough. Gun violence, mental illness, and suicide are some serious themes to include into a novel and I have not read one that tackles them from this angle before. I’ll admit I wasn’t even sure if this book was something I wanted to read at first. But man am I glad I did because this book was so poignant and well done. The kind of story that will stay with me.
This book was everything I hoped it would be and more! Not only does it shine awareness on gun violence and suicide, but also Islamophobia as well. I found myself angry every time I had to put it down for real life distractions because I was so invested to how the book would concluded. This is absolutely a must-read!"