93 pages 3 hours read

Barry Lyga

I Hunt Killers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

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Game by Barry Lyga (2013)

  • In the sequel to I Hunt Killers, Jazz’s story continues in New York City.
  • Game expands upon many of the original themes in I Hunt Killers, including Guilt as a Burden and Motivation and Malleable Identities.

Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga (2014)

  • The third in the I Hunt Killers series
  • Blood of My Blood expands upon the original themes in I Hunt Killers, especially that of The Intense Legacy of Fathers

No Second Chance by Harlan Coben (2003)

  • a thriller novel that explores complicated fathers and fatherhood and set in a world of violence and murder
  • No Second Chance on SuperSummary

Other Student Resources

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson (2009)

  • describes the hunt for real-world famed killer John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin
  • explores the power and perils of fame
  • Chasing Lincoln’s Killer  on SuperSummary