What purpose does it serve? Who does it save? Does it cause more harm than good? Her desire to do right and set the record straight is utterly admirable, but there's a lingering question in the back of the reader's mind as to why. This is a complex, layered book, and Lee herself is a complex, layered character. Who does that truth serve? And who does it hurt? It turns out, though, telling people the truth of what happened matters deeply to her, and it's also nearly impossible to do. But.that wasn't the truth of the matter, and that truth is something Lee kept secret for years. She was, of course, wearing a cross and proclaimed she believed in God when she was shot. Kellie, however, will end the story.Īfter the shooting, Lee's best friend Sarah becomes a martyr. One of them, Kellie, left town before the school reopened following the tragedy. It's just her and five others, though only four others are still around. Lee - who is asexual - begins the story three years after a surviving a school shooting. It's a searing exploration of voice: who has it and who has it taken from them. Kellie, however, will end th Inspired by the story of Cassie Bernall after Columbine, Keplinger's book is a story about who controls the narrative in the aftermath of tragedy. Inspired by the story of Cassie Bernall after Columbine, Keplinger's book is a story about who controls the narrative in the aftermath of tragedy. I don't know what will be worse: the guilt of staying silent or the consequences of speaking up. And the more I learn, the less certain I am about what's right. but I'm not the only survivor with a story to tell about what did-and didn't-happen that day.Įxcept Sarah's martyrdom is important to a lot of people, people who don't take kindly to what I'm trying to do. Now Sarah's parents are publishing a book about her, so this might be my last chance to set the record straight. I didn't say anything then, and people got hurt because of it.
I know because I was with her when she died. Everyone knows Sarah's story-that she died proclaiming her faith. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Now Sarah's par It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre.
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