School Shootings Fiction

It started as a day like any other for Alex Mercer. Then he heard the news. Something that only happens in other places is happening in his hometown. Just a few miles away at his daughter's middle school, a shooter is on the loose. Alex does what every other parent in town does - he races to the school to find out if his loved ones are safe. His world falls apart around him, and he can't turn to his best friend because they're both dealing with scathing terror. As the motive behind the shooting comes to light, secrets and betrayals spiral out of control.

There is a Before and an After for sixth grader Bea Coughlin. Before the shooting at her school that took the lives of her classmates and teacher and After, when she must figure out how to grieve, live, and keep rolling forward. But as her community rallies in a tidal wave of marches and speeches and protests, Bea can’t get past the helplessness she felt in her wheelchair as others around her took cover.

Die sechzehnjährige Streberin Victoria St. Jones und der zwei Jahre ältere Schulschwarm Ray Stellton waren von Kindheit an Nachbarn und sind seither die besten Freunde. Doch Vicky hütet ein Geheimnis: Sie war unsterblich und über beide Ohren in ihren besten Freund verliebt. Nur, dass dieser die Mädchen wechselte wie seine Unterhosen. Von Vicky selbst hatte er nie Notiz genommen; bis zu seinem Abschlussball, der verheerende Folgen nach sich zog. Fünf Jahre später sehen sie sich auf einem Klassentreffen wieder und Vicky erkennt, dass sie den Mann, den sie unbedingt vergessen wollte, nach wie vor liebt.