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I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

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by Kimberly Jones

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I have read the synopsis and still don't get what it's about. Is it a terrorist attack or a zombie plague?
Susan It's about two high-school seniors who are working a concession stand at a Friday night football game. Campbell is white, a newcomer to the school. Le…moreIt's about two high-school seniors who are working a concession stand at a Friday night football game. Campbell is white, a newcomer to the school. Lena is African American, has a "bad" boy friend and cool. Suddenly words lead to violence, the violence grows exponentially around the concession stand, into the stands, and finally throughout close-by neighborhoods. Both girls, who see things from very different perspectives, must lean on each other to get safely home. Will they make it?(less)
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Who writes for Lena and who writes for Campbell? Or do both authors work on both perspectives?
Lake From an interview with them both:

RS: Kim, initially you wrote Lena, and Gilly, you wrote Campbell, but you told me the work sort of blurred?

KJ: When w…moreFrom an interview with them both:

RS: Kim, initially you wrote Lena, and Gilly, you wrote Campbell, but you told me the work sort of blurred?

KJ: When we first started writing, we each took responsibility for a character. As we began to edit, we went through the process side by side. We had to make sure the voices were correct in both of our chapters, because these girls play a primary part in each other's stories as well. We did pretty much the entire editorial process sitting next to each other, and that's where it blurred, because we started to write within each other's chapters. By the end, it wouldn't have worked if we had just stayed within our own character's chapters.(less)
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Language? Cursing?
Victoria Lynn There are a few minor swear words and quite a few racial slurs.
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From the comments here, it sounds like each of the two main characters were written by a different author? Is that right? Does it explain that somewhere?
Abigail I think originally the authors to have one of them write Lena and the other write Campbell, but they ended up writing it all together.
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Is there guns or any other violence like that in this book?
Sandy Yes, there are guns. And there is a lot of violence. This book is about a riot that starts at a high school and later, moves to a riot on the streets …moreYes, there are guns. And there is a lot of violence. This book is about a riot that starts at a high school and later, moves to a riot on the streets during a protest. Mostly the violence is fighting and looting, but again, there are a couple of places guns make an appearance. (less)
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