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This Is Not a Drill
Ava is having a really bad day. Her parents are getting divorced. She just had a big argument with her two best friends. And she forgot to charge her phone... again.
To top it all off, while she is hiding out in the bathroom over lunch, the alarm goes off for a lockdown drill. Ava knows the rules. She has to get herself into a classroom, turn the ringer off on her phone, lock the door, and cover the windows. But all of the rooms have already been locked from the inside and there is no one in the halls.
Pretty soon she realizes there is an intruder in the building. This isn't a drill.
From the author of From Me to Youand House Arrest, comes this timely book that explores both the effect of school lockdown drills and the relatable struggles of modern middle grade friendship.
Book Details
- Publisher: Scholastic Press
- Publish Date: May 17th, 2022
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.22in - 5.00in - 0.83in - 0.64lb
- EAN: 9781338739589
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • School & Education• Social Themes - Violence• Social Themes - Friendship
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What people are saying
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Praise for this book
Praise for This Is Not A Drill:
"More a story of friendship than a tale of a school's worst nightmare, this book does deal delicately with the issue of the intruder (but--spoiler alert--there's thankfully no school shooter). Holt's propulsive writing style makes this a quick read...perfect for late-elementary or early-middle-school readers addicted to their phones who want an uncommon reading experience."--Booklist
What people are saying
Literature orchard 🍎 Planning to take over the twitterverse 😈 Come and visit us! We still have some books left 📚 Mon-Sat: 10:00-20:00 / Sun: 11:30-17:30
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. There is still time to enter our exclusive @BetweenTwoBooks competition to join an intimite book club with @flo_tweet herself, to celebrate the release of #UselessMagic (@PenguinUKBooks) Enter here: https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-exclusive-between-two-books-club-with-florence-welch/london-tottenham-court-road (by 23:59 4 June 2018) #BTBMagic https://t.co/btkynL3u32