This Is Where It Ends

By: Marieke Nijkamp

Published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated, 2025-11-04

<p><b>The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller about a high school held hostage, and four teens--each with their own reason to fear the boy with the gun. Featuring printed edges, French flaps, updated author's note, and exclusive anniversary bonus epilogue.</b></p> <p>10:00am: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.<br> 10:02am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.<br> 10:03am: The auditorium doors won't open.<br> 10:05am: Someone starts shooting.<br> Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.<br> <b>Praise for This Is Where It Ends:</b><br> <br></p> <ul> <li><b>A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade</b></li> <li><b>A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade</b></li> <li><b>A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade</b></li> <li><b>A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade</b></li> <li><b>A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel</b></li> <li><b>A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick</b></li> <li><b>A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction</b></li> <li><b>Kids Indie Next List Pick</b></li> </ul> <p><br> <b>"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." --Bustle.com</b><br> <b>"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." --Buzzfeed</b><br> <b>"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." --BookRiot</b><br></p>