She's also angry not just at the shooter, but at the people who turned Sarah into a martyr whose dying thought was of faith, and at herself for not clearing things up sooner. Īs the anniversary of the school shooting that killed nine people, including her best friend, approaches, survivor Leeann is anxious and sad. 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. It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. From New York Times bestseller Kody Keplinger comes an astonishing and thought-provoking exploration of the aftermath of tragedy, the power of narrative, and how we remember what we've lost.
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