The Columbine School Shooting

by Louise I. Gerdes

Book Overview

This essential volume explores many aspects of the Columbine school shootings in April, 1999. Topics covered include the historical and cultural background leading up to and following the massacre. Readers will evaluate the issues surrounding Columbine, such as the role of bullying at the high school, the shootings as a symbol of a greater culture of violence, and the impact of gun laws on the accessibility of weapons for senior students Eric Harris...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737757884
• ISBN13: 9780737757880
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12