Shattering Glass by
Gail Giles
Young's charismatic best friend Rob decides to extend his power by turning the high school scapegoat, Simon Glass, into Joe Cool. Rob's only agenda is his own power, but only Glass sees that, as Rob extends his control as far as it will go. Young is conflicted in his devotion to his best friend, and his decency as a human being, as he watches his best friend's influence damage the lives of everyone around him. Rob decides to get Glass elected as Most Popular in a school contest, but Glass doctors the results so that Rob wins instead. Rob kills Glass with a baseball bat in a fit of rage. This story is told by Young, with the chapters beginning with other characters' perspectives looking back, so that the reader knows the from the beginning that Glass is going to be killed. There is an uneasy aura in the whole book, waiting for Glass to die. This is a scary warning of what charisma and power can do in the wrong hands. Happy reading.
