New York: Razorbill - Penguin, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this Northern California educator, musician and songwriter. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Choose kindness." From the dust jacket: Everything was leading up to this moment - the point at which the teasing, the cruelty, the pressure all became too much. And someone finally snapped. Now - six kids, from six different cliques - are trapped in the student store while a shooter terrorizes their school. ... This gripping thriller by C. G. Watson examines in heartrending detail how even the most casual cruelties can build, multiply and eventually tear people apart." 296 pp. ISBN: 1595141383.