Douglass High School

Douglass High School is an urban school in Cincinnati, Ohio attended by the book's main characters and the site of most of the book's scenes.

Chemistry Classroom

Many of the novel's scenes take place in the high school's third-floor chemistry classroom, including the pivotal scene in which Jack Krasinski takes a number of the students hostage. It is also the room where Miss Pringle keeps the items she has stolen in a locked cabinet.

English Classroom

Mrs. Witherspoon's English classroom is the site of several scenes in the book. Unlike the chemistry room, it is filled with high-tech electronic gadgetry.

Arielle's House

During the first part of the plot, Arielle lives in a large, beautiful home with her mother and stepfather, but she thinks of it as a pretty prison because of her stepfather's attitude toward his belongings.

Hillside Valley Shelter

Hillside Valley is the...