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 Crash and Burn follows the story of Steven Crashinsky (or Crash for short) and his life after the events of April 21, 2008. On this date, David Burnett (aka Burn) held the school hostage and Crash saved them all. Now, he has to deal with the fame of being a hero and a book deal is offered his way. But unlike other books that talk about what happened during the year that lead up to the event, the publishers want something more. They know that Crash and Burn were friends during elementary school and ran in the same circles, so they want the behind the scenes story of who Burn was before the events of 4/21. Crash is more than willing to comply (the nice advance helps) and tries to get to work on the book. The problem is that he has ADHD and never was a good writer to begin with so he decides to start from the beginning when Burn and him first met. 
 What follows is a back and forth tale - the present Crash and the past Crash - that spans over 460 pages before you get to the whole reason Crash is writing this book in the first place. Crash talks about his friends, family, and Burn's family. Apparently when they first met Burn had just lost his father - he was in the North Tower on 9/11 - and wasn't dealing well with the events. He hates school and will do anything to leave, including almost setting the building on fire. Anyone else have alarm bells in their head? It only gets worse when Burn comes back from suspension and threatens to make Crash's life a living hell. Thankfully, Burn leaves for military school for a few years and doesn't see Crash again until their freshman in high school. Always remember this: Revenge is sweet.