Killing Mr Griffin Character Analysis

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Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan is a suspenseful novel about a youthful prank gone wrong. Brian Griffin, an insanely strict high school English teacher at Del Norte High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico has zero tolerance for late work, excuses, and sass. Along with his his abounding number of rules, he has a classroom full of angsty teens that don't appreciate his strict persona and are fed up with all of Mr. Griffin’s rules. The jocks, the insanely smart girl, the class clown, the people pleasers, and the popular kids that have it all put their differences aside, join forces, and rebel together. How far will these irritated teens go to make their lives easier? Will they suck it up and deal, or will their frustration get the best

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