Killing Mr. Griffin is a novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 for young adults by Lois Duncan

Lois Duncan

Duncan is best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer, adapted from her novel of the same title...

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It is about a group of teenage students at Del Norte High School

Del Norte High School

Del Norte High School is a public high school located on the NE corner of Montgomery Blvd. and San Mateo Blvd. in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. Del Norte is situated on a campus in area. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system. Del Norte High School was established in 1964. This...

who plan to kidnap their strict English

Language arts

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 teacher, Mr. Griffin. The book was adapted to film in 1997, sharing the same title as the book, starring Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas is an American actor, comedian and radio talk show host.-Personal life:Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas. He was raised in his Italian American mother's Roman Catholic faith, although his father was Protestant....

, Mario Lopez

Mario López

Mario Michael Lopez, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of the character A.C. Slater on Saved By The Bell, which he also portrayed as a regular on Saved by the Bell: The College Years...

, Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson is an American actress, singer, songwriter and musician.She is best known for her roles in the televison series as the constable Jules Callaghan in the Canadian CTV television series Flashpoint, the famous jockey Tina Sharp in the ABC Family's original show Wildfire, the rookie cop...

, Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (actress)

Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. After starting her career with television guest appearances in the early 1990s, Williams achieved recognition for her role as Jen Lindley on the WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek, which she played from 1998 to 2003...

 and Scott Bairstow

Scott Bairstow

Scott Hamilton Bairstow is a Canadian-born American actor known for his roles as "Newt Call" on the Lonesome Dove series in Canada and as "Ned Grayson" on the American television drama series, Party of Five...

. Another film with a similar theme and title, Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 black comedy film and the directing debut of screenwriter Kevin Williamson. The film stars Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan, Barry Watson and Jeffrey Tambor and was released on August 20, 1999. It was originally titled Killing Mrs...

, was released in 1999.
Brian Griffin is a school teacher who never accepts late homework and is extremely demanding of his students.