What is the setting of Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser?

The novel is set primarily at Middletown High School and the town of Middletown. The setting of this novel is important because it represents not only what was happening in Middletown High School, but also what is occurring in other schools around the country. The main characters of the novel are teenagers. For this reason, the setting of the novel has a strong impact on the characters because they live constantly in the stressful and sometimes downright cruel world of junior high school and high school.