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This Is Where It Ends

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller and Buzzfeed Book of the Decade
By Marieke Nijkamp
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The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times 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. The tenth... Read More
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The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times 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.

The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times 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, updated author's note, and exclusive material.

10:00 am - 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.

10:02 am - The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.

10:03 am - The auditorium doors won't open.

10:05 am - Someone starts shooting.

Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.

Praise for This Is Where It Ends:

  • A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade
  • A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade
  • A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade
  • A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade
  • A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel
  • A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick
  • A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction
  • Kids Indie Next List Pick

"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." - Bustle.com

"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalised, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." - Buzzfeed

"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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464254765

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 December 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Marieke Nijkamp Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

MARIEKE NIJKAMP is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where it Ends and Before I Let Go. She is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, has served as an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, and is the founder of DiversifYA. She lives in the Netherlands. Visit her at mariekenijkamp.com.

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