The Rifle

A treasured rifle passed down through generations is the cause of a tragic accident in this timely tale. With subtle mastery and precision, this tough, thought-provoking novel challenges the idea that firearms don't become instruments of destruction and murder until they are placed in human hands.

Each book includes a reader's guide.

About the author

GARY PAULSEN (1939 - 2021) wrote nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. 

Summary

A treasured rifle passed down through generations is the cause of a tragic accident in this timely tale. With subtle mastery and precision, this tough, thought-provoking novel challenges the idea that firearms don't become instruments of destruction and murder until they are placed in human hands.
    
Each book includes a reader's guide.

Additional text

"For readers willing to think about this issue . . . there is no better vehicle than this short, engagingly written story of one rifle and its fatal impact on one modern boy."--School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Paulsen Gary Paulsen, Gary Paulsen
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2006
• EAN: 9780152058395
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205839-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 178 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 64 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Depression *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Sexual Abuse *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Pregnancy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Mental Illness *