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Everything you need to know about teens who kill

Jeffrey A. Margolis - Author

The book considers why young people in America kill one another and offers safety advice for neighbourhoods and schools, as well as suggestions for coping with surrounding violence.

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Answers to and advice on delicate and intricate problems are what teens will find in these books specifically written for reluctant and curious readers. Tragic, heartbreaking stories about teens who kill are turning up week after week in newspapers across the country. This book will explore how and why young people in America have been killing each other and provides advice and suggestions on how to be safe in the neighborhood and at school. It also gives teens suggestions for coping with the violence around them.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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Teen killing· ExplainedNeighbourhood and school safety· ExplainedCoping with violence· Explained

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Violence and harmViolence

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

teen killingneighbourhood and school safetycoping with violence

Non-fiction

Themes in Context

Understanding violence and safety

The book explores why young people in America kill one another and provides safety and coping suggestions.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: It takes an informational, practical approach to the subject, pairing exploration of causes with advice about safety and coping.

Talk about: Which parts of the advice feel practical, and what questions would you want to explore further?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Its practical focus may help a family connect a difficult subject with everyday questions about feeling safe and responding to violence in the community.

What Deserves Attention

Teen killing and violence are central subjects, and the cover depicts a handgun, bullets and blood. Consider whether that imagery and subject matter feel manageable for your reader.

A Conversation Worth Having

Which safety suggestions seem useful in situations your family might encounter, and what would you do if a young person felt unsafe at school or nearby?

Reading Approach

Read together if that suits your reader, pausing around the safety advice to distinguish practical suggestions from questions that need a trusted adult’s help.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Understanding violence and safety: The specific explanations, examples and detail of the advice are unclear.

Everything You Need to Know About Teens Who Kill by Jeffrey A. Margolis | Open Library

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

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Everything You Need to Know about Teens Who Kill by Jeffrey A. Margolis (1999, Library Binding)