They hurt, they scar, they shoot, they kill: toxic characters in young adult fiction

Part 1. Mass murderers : serial killers and school shootings. 1. I wish you were dead by Todd Strasser

2. The forensic mystery series by Alane Ferguson

3. Acceleration by Graham McNamee

4. In the path of falling objects by Andrew Smith

5. I hunt killers series by Barry Lyga

6. Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard

7. My friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

8. Give a boy a gun by Todd Strasser

9. The last domino by Adam Meyer

10. Endgame by Nancy Garden

11. "Guns for geeks" by Chris Crutcher, from On the fringe edited by Don Gallo

12. Quad by C. G. Watson

13. Hate list by Jennifer Brown

Part II. Bullies : in your face and on your screen. 14. Shattering glass by Gail Giles

15. Tease by Amanda Maciel

16. Shine by Lauren Myracle

17. By the time you read this, I'll be dead by Julie Anne Peters

Part III. Monsters at school : teachers, coaches, athletes, and others. 18. Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

19. Boot camp by Todd Strasser

20. Boy toy by Barry Lyga

21. Raiders night by Robert Lipsyte

Part IV. Monsters you live with : nearest, but not dearest. 22. The rules of survival by Nancy Werlin

23. Hope in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum

24. What happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles

The chosen one by Carol Lynch Williams

Part V. Manipulators : rapists, kidnappers, and other predators. 26. This gorgeous game by Donna Freitas

27. Cut me free by J. R. Johnson

28. Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams

29. The rag and bone shop by Robert Cormier.