Columbine Book Report

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In the book Columbine by Dave Cullen the true story behind everything that happened was told. Columbine would definitely be classified as a non-fiction novel; throughout the story Mr. Cullen uses facts and research from sheriffs offices, newspapers, and many other sources. The author kept the suspense in the book by giving you little bits of information at a time for example, when he talks about Patrick Ireland going out the window but doesn’t tell you how everything turns out for him till later on. He makes the readers think they know everything but then he will throw you a curve ball and give you a piece of information you didn’t know, that totally changes your outlook on the story. Columbine was a very tragic event; its good that books are

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