Name: One Breath Away
Rating: 3.714285714285714 (7 reviews)
ISBN: 9781408969939

Heather Gudenkauf

‘He has a gun.’ ‘Who? Tell me, where are you? Who has a gun?’

One Breath Away

When an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom, holding the children hostage, Officer Meg Barrett watches and waits for his demands, while Evelyn Oliver, trapped in her classroom, wonders how to save her students, and 13-year-old Augie Baker risks her own safety to save her little brother. Original. 164,000 first printing.

Melissa Palmer

Book #66 Read in 2013
One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf

Augie and PJ are sent to their grandparents after their mother is horrifically burned in a kitchen fire. As if that isn't traumatic enough, the day before spring break finds them being trapped in their school by a deranged gunman. The police are outside of the school trying to negotiate with the gunman in the hopes of getting the students and teachers out safely. But will that happen in time?

This was a thrilling read. It showed the bravery of people in horrible situations. The gunman's identity was not known for most of the book and there were a variety of suspects. I figured out who it was about 2/3 through the book (and the gunman wasn't revealed for about another 15%) but that did not take away from the reading interest of the book. Gudenkauf is one of my favorite authors. I've read all of her books and they are all edge of your seat thrillers. I recommend it.

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He has a gun. Who? Tell me, where are you? Who has a gun? I love you, Mum. An ordinary school day in March, snowflakes falling, classroom freezing, kids squealing with delight, locker-doors slamming. Then the shooting started. No-one dared take one breath He's holding a gun to your child's head. One wrong answer and he says he ll shoot. This morning you waved goodbye to your child. What would you have said if you d known it might be the last time?

One Breath Away

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