Hit Squad [Paperback]

Grade 7-10-Birgit Neilsen, gorgeous and popular, is tired of the long-standing status quo at Grandview High School. She organizes a group of like-minded students to combat the bullying and terrorism that exists, but their good intentions soon result in tragedy and the death of a fellow student. This book is obviously intended for reluctant readers. Engaging dialogue, an absorbing plot, and well-defined characters are all sacrificed to short, choppy sentences; stilted dialogue; and a message that has all of the subtlety of a hammer blow to the head. An incredibly monotonous book.
Robert Gray, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, MN
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"Heneghan writes in an eminently readable style without shirking from the real issues that teens are facing in schools today tightly written and instantly engaging. Highly recommended." (CM Magazine )

Aiming to get back at the bullies at school, a group of kids swear vengeance against their tormentors. (RL3.8) (20030101)

"So, what do you say?" said Peter. "You guys ready to put a stop to it?"
    "Put a stop to it?" said Whisper. "Are you kidding? You've been watching too many Bruce Willis videos, man. What can the four of us do?"
    "They must be punished," said Birgit quietly. "And it will be a warning to others. Word will get around. It will no longer be the law of the jungle. It will be law and order, decency and dignity."
    "You're out of your mind," said Whisper.
    "No, I'm not. I know I'm right."
"So we're to be, what? A high school SWAT team? A hit squad?"
(20031001)