Shooter is a skillfully written and complex book. It is written as the transcript of police interviews with three suspects in a high school shooting. The reader must interpret the characters' motivations through the dialog. Nothing is told, just shown. The reader must interpret the themes himself from the words of the characters. The book makes you uncomfortable. The worst aspects of adolescence are exposed. The actions and testimony of the characters forces you to face your own prejudices in a surprising way.Powerful stuff from Myers! ( )

From the start of the story, you know that something serious has happened in one of the Harrison County Schools. You do not really know what; the exact story unfolds as you read. The story is told from multiple view points. Questions of guilt and innocence drive the plot and keep the reader interested and involved.
The story resembles a series of reports, compiled in the aftermath of the incident. We learn about the characters involved from the various documents.
It is a very powerful story about three teenagers caught up in a web of violence.
There are interviews with Cameron and Carla by the Harrison County School Safety Committee, newspaper reports, a police report and Len's diary, detailing his thoughts and ideas.
The final page is the medical examiner's report; it is blunt, factual and very final.
Shooter is a "tough" story that narrates a story of disassociation and pain experienced by a few high school students. It explores school bullying and violence, and the extreme events that can be the tragic result. ( )

Cameron, Carla, and Leonard (Len) all attend Madison High School. Investigators want to know what kind of relationship the three friends had-- and who was really behind the deadly school shootings on April 22. The story is told through a series of interviews with Carla and Cameron, and then finally through Len's journal. This novel explores aspects of how well friends really know each other, why people hang on to friends in the face of obvious or even disturbing differences, and touches on prejudice in several forms. Myers writes in his usual crisp, gripping way, and the story unfolds well. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the book is at the end, when Myers writes as Len in a series of journal entries. I'll recommend this to high schoolers looking for an edgy, suspenseful read that isn't very long (this is 223 pages, mostly in dialogue format--- quick readers can finish in a couple hours). ( )

Shooter is a suspenseful book written by Walter Dean Myers. For those who have read his previous books like Hoops or Monster, you know you will be hooked on this one too. This book is about three friends; Leonard (Leo) Gray, Cameron Peter, and Carla Evans. They are like outsiders in school and in daily life. Cameron and Carla get investigated because they were witnesses of a murder. Leo is always looking for revenge.

Leo and Cameron are good friends, and Carla is Leo’s girlfriend. Leo is crazy about guns; they all go to shooting ranges. Leo is always getting into a mess or fights; getting arrested and bailed. Leo has an enemy list, and everytime someone does something he tells them, “I’m going to put you on my enemy list.” Leo is always making his friends do wrong things with him, if they don’t, he calls them traitors. Cameron wants to get through with school even with these differences because Leo and Cameron were good friends.

A murder happens; you may know who did it, but this book keeps you flipping pages to find out WHY it happened. Cameron and Carla get investigated a lot by various people. It is a great book for someone who wants a career with law. Anyways, they get investigated so the detectives and police can know why it all happened. In each interview they always leave one incident out that makes you read further on. The end is pretty shocking. Want to know if your guesses are right? You’ll have to read the book now won’t you?

Shooter can be related it many people’s lives. It shows how people deal with certain situations. Such situations can be like being picked on as outsiders, or even thinking about getting revenge. You should think twice before doing such things, and this book shows it! ( )

School violence is the subject of this high interest, lo-reading level book by the author of "Monster", Walter Dean Myers. The account of a school shooting is told by Cameron Porter, a loner and friend of the shooter, through a series of interviews, articles, and the diary of the shooter. The unraveling of events leading to the violence is slow moving with the interviews at the start through the middle of the story. It relys on the very structured questions of the interviewers and repetitive responses of Cameron. The story could be used in the classroom to discuss bullying and the warning signs leading to violence. ( )