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Devout teen Rachel Joy Scott shows compassion and love for her fellow students, until armed classmates enter Columbine High School on a fateful day that changes America forever. Her hopes and dreams seemed to end, but God was just getting started.

On April 20, 1999, two Colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. That day, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding twenty-four other people, before they killed themselves. Although there have been other books written about the tragedy, this is the first serious, impartial investigation into the cultural, environmental, and psychological causes of the massacre.Based

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Based on the acclaimed series-a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forward. In 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection-both were traumatized by gun violence....

At 7:45 a.m. on the day before Thanksgibing break, a bomb goes off at Edison High. Nine people die. Fifteen are critically injured. Twenty-two suffer less severe injuries. And one is Blinded. Those who survivie struggle to cope with the loss and destruction. All must find new meaning for their lives.

Schools-frequently believed to be safe havens for students-are instead often the sites of violence. From mass school shootings to hazing to fist fights and everything in between, violent acts are tragically far too common on too many school campuses. This volume dispenses essential guidance to those who may be witnesses to or victims of school violence. Readers will learn how to find resources that can help them cope with the lasting emotional consequences...

When a high school is torn apart by mindless violence, two opposing teenage girls find themselves trapped together, trying to reconstruct their fractured lives.

"This school is being taken hostage! I have guns and this is a bomb...You and I are only a half inch from death...[an] incredible, true account of the miracles in Cokeville. Never again will you doubt the power of prayer" --Cover p. [4].

"Provides comprehensive information on the Columbine High School massacre and the examination of violence in schools"--Provided by publisher.

"Uvalde: 365 was a continuing ABC News series led by the network's Investigative Unit. As part of the initiative, ABC News opened a local satellite news bureau in Uvalde, Texas, in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, that hosted a rotating crew of correspondents, producers, writers, and technical staff. Their gripping, vital reporting has been featured across all programs and platforms, from Good Morning America to...

Told in two voices, the budding romance between tenth-graders Uly Gates and Sallie WAlls is tested when their sisters run against each other in a racially-charged campaign for student-body president.