![]() Jenny buries her feelings about Kirby’s death as she makes her life an apology for surviving. Other characters, too, have secrets, buried demons, tortured inner lives, and other selves that the world never sees. She’s talking about herself and how she hides her desperate unhappiness. That said, when Lauren observes, “None of us know anyone, not really,” she isn’t talking about Kirby. ![]() With its fractured format, “Violent Ends” reflects what its story strives to make clear: People are divided into so many different selves with so many different secrets, that it’s all but impossible to answer “Why?” Many (such as “History Lessons” and “Burning Effigies”) are so gut-wrenching they’re difficult to read straight through. Some sections are stronger, more interesting. This story is the brainchild of Shaun David Hutchinson, author of “The Deathday Letter,” and is told from 17 points of view, each written by a different author or author team. He shattered countless lives and left a community asking that most frustrating and futile question: “Why?” ![]() He chose some people to murder and others to save. ![]() He killed five students and one teacher before shooting himself. The powerful new young-adult novel “Violent Ends” is built around the day that 16-year-old Kirby Matheson entered the Middleborough High School gym during a first-period pep rally with a 9mm pistol. ![]()
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