| Title |
Year |
Author |
Notes |
| The Scarf |
1947 |
Robert Bloch |
Not an actual school shooting novel, only elements of mass murder fantasies, destruction and chaos. |
| Rage |
1977 |
Stephen King |
The book was the inspiration for several school shooters including Michael Carneal, who shot three students on December 1, 1997 in West Paducah, Kentucky had a copy of Rage in his locker, and Barry Loukaitis, who killed two fellow students and his algebra teacher on February 2, 1996, in Moses Lake, Washington, even quoted directly from the book ("This sure beats algebra, doesn't it?") after shooting his teacher. |
| Rape of a Normal Mind |
1977 |
Christopher Cobb and Bob Avery |
A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident about the St. Pius X High School shooting incident involving Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, who opened fire on his classmates with a shotgun, killing one and wounding five others before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide. Poulin had raped and stabbed his 17-year-old friend Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident. |
| Empire Falls |
2001 |
Richard Russo |
Pulitzer Prize winning novel. |
| Give A Boy A Gun |
2002 |
Todd Strasser |
The storyline, constructed by quotations of characters in this fictional book, almost mimics the Columbine High School Massacre on April 20, 1999. The main characters, Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle, are outcasts at their school and are bullied everyday. The book is written through flashbacks from their friends, teachers, and even bullies. The book reveals what went through both boys heads, and what they were going through. It reveals what they thought and why. It is a look into the mind of a school shooter. |
| After |
2003 |
Francine Prose |
Its plot is reminiscent of 1984 by George Orwell. The book takes place after the Columbine High School massacre and the nearby school shooting is reminiscent of the event. |
| A Question of Blood |
2003 |
Ian Rankin |
At a private school two teenagers are killed by an ex-Army loner who then turns the gun on himself |
| Hey Nostradamus! |
2003 |
Douglas Coupland |
Cheryl, a victim of a 1988 high school shooting in North Vancouver, tells the story of the significant events in her life up to the shooting. |
| Vernon God Little |
2003 |
DBC Pierre |
The title character is a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in a small town in the U.S. state of Texas. When his friend Jesus Navarro commits suicide after killing sixteen bullying schoolmates, suspicion falls on Vernon, who becomes something of a scapegoat in his small hometown of Martirio. Fearing the death penalty, he goes on the run to Mexico. |
| We Need to Talk about Kevin |
2003 |
Lionel Shriver |
Written from the perspective of the killer's mother, Eva Khatchadourian, and documents her attempt to come to terms with her son Kevin and the murders he committed. |
| Project X |
2004 |
Jim Shepard |
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| School Days |
2005 |
Robert B. Parker |
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| Shooter |
2005 |
Walter Dean Myers |
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| Brockway High |
2006 |
Zoey Hardy |
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| Endgame |
2006 |
Nancy Garden |
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| Nineteen Minutes |
2007 |
Jodi Picoult |
The book is about a school shooting, and focuses on the events leading up to and following the incident (See Virginia Tech massacre). |
| She Said Yes |
N/A |
Misty Bernall |
In the months following Bernall's death, her mother, Misty Bernall, authored the book She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall (ISBN 0-7434-0052-6). In this book Misty Bernall discusses her daughter's turbulent teenage life, spirituality, and alleged martyrdom. |
| Ravenhill |
N/A |
Timothy Hillmer |
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| Jack #2 ("Angry Brian") |
N/A |
David Hopkins |
Jack is a furry webcomic by David Hopkins. It is set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals and focuses on judgment and afterlife, which function here according to Christian beliefs. This storyline follows a school shooting by Brian including reactions by his victims before and after their death. Ultimately, Brian not only condemns himself to Hell, but also one of his victims. |
At the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 5, Nina Williams had finally settled the score by defeating her younger sister, Anna Williams. Shortly after her mission was complete, Jin Kazama recruited Nina Williams to be his bodyguard and assist his Tekken Force in taking over the world. With strong tensions arising between the Mishima Zaibatsu and the G Corporation, the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 6 was announced. In order to remove any threats to the life of Jin Kazama, Nina Williams entered the tournament.
