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204 pages, Paperback
Expected publication September 16, 2026
“I for one never want my life to be defined by one random and horrific event. I want to remember the good times with my friends. We’d hang out in Rover’s basement bomb shelter, get into trouble, and then we’d get ourselves out of it.”
“Even though I haven’t really described Billy Kinty, by now you have probably made a picture in your head of what he looks like. Does it matter? I have told you that he was 17 and male. Was he tall? Or short? Blonde with blue eyes or dark haired with brown eyes? ... Our English teacher, Mrs. Martin, would say that painting a clear picture of the villain was important in literature. In this case, I disagree.”
“By now, you’re probably wondering the same thing I was: “what the heck was going on in Professor Synkowitz’s classroom?” If I was an omniscient narrator, or if we had had video cameras in the classroom back then, I could tell you with certainty that Billy Kinty had just… [text cut here to prevent spoilers] … but I’m not an omniscient narrator. Instead, I’m going to try to give the best account I can based on the semi-conflicting reports I got later from my friends and classmates.” (81.9%)