Crash and Burn by Michael Hassen
It's the best teen novel I've read in a long time.
Some of the reviews:
“Sprawling, messy, vulgar, sexy, irreverent, violent, bighearted, harrowing. These are just a few of the many adjectives about to be hurled in the direction of this roaring freight train of a debut… Gutsily conceived, written, and edited, this is, quite simply, a great American novel.” (Booklist (starred review) )
“[Crash and Burn] is a must-read for teens and adults alike who want to understand the lack of empathy that permeates contemporary culture; it offers no answers, but the mirror it does present may be chilling enough to awaken readers to the costs of not getting it right.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) )
“Michael Hassan has written a darkly funny story about a school shooting. I didn’t know it was possible but I knew it was brave. Thankfully, he pulls it off.” (Ned Vizzini, author of It's Kind of a Funny Story and The Other Normals )