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"Bang" by Barry Lyga
Summary
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Introduction
Basic Information-
"Bang" is a drama and suspense novel written by Barry Lyga.
It is his eleventh novel that he has made in his eleven year career.
Intro
"Bang" was published in 2017, and was published by the Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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SETTING
The sory is set in the fictional town of Brookdale, Maryland, right before, during, and after the summer of 2017. Part of the story also takes place in 2007 since a major event in the story occured 10 years prior, and that is shown through flashbacks
Setting
Major Characters
Characters
- Sebastian Cody- The main protagonist, tormented by his past and goes through multiple personality changes throughout the story
- Evan Danforth- Sebastian's best friend, leaves for the summer and Aneesa takes his place in distracting Sebastian from his emotional pain
- Aneesa Fahim- Sebastian's new friend, spent a large amount of time with him during the summer. Helps him emotionally during a rough time in his life
Characters Cont.
- Mrs. Cody- Sebastian's mom, suffers from emotional damage due to the incident 10 years ago, but despite that, she still clearly cares for her son
- Mr. Cody- Sebastian's dad, left Sebastian and his mom as he blamed himself for Lola's death.
- Lola- Sebastian's baby sister whom he accidentally killed with his father's gun
Minor Characters
- Mr. and Mrs. Danforth- Rich, snooty, and distant parents of Evan, harbor a distrust and dislike for Sebastian due to the incident 10 years prior
- Mr. and Mrs. Fahim- Aneesa's parents. They like Sebastian for multiple reasons, one of which being that Mr. Fahim and Sebastian both have in depth knowledge of Greek mythology.
- Ms. Benitez- Sebastian's English teacher
- Mark Vasterine- Generic school bully who apparently harbors a dislike of Muslims.
Summary
Summary
10 years before the beginning of the story, a 4 year old Sebastian Cody shot and killed his baby sister, Lola. This resulted in his parents seperating and 10 years of misery. He has one distraction from his sadness: his best friend Evan. However, Evan is leaving for the summer, and now Sebastian has only a new girl named Aneesa to distract him. Despite meeting a new friend, Sebastian plans to end his suffering once and for all, and no one can stop him