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Mass shootings in America

Examines mass shootings in America, discussing their history, possible factors contributing to their frequent occurrences, the resulting gun debate, and possible solutions. Also features ways to survive a shooting. Includes sidebars, a glossary, resources for further information, maps, and color photographs.
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Parkland students challenge the National Rifle Association

Discusses the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and how select students decided to take a stand against the NRA and government officials for their complacency on gun violence. Examines the debate from both sides and highlights individuals who are making an impact on the controversial topic. Includes color photographs, critical thinking questions, a glossary, sources for further information, and an index.
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We say #Never Again

"A journalistic look at the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and the fight for gun control--as told by the student reporters for the school's newspaper and TV station"--Publisher's website.
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Gun violence and mass shootings

2019
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, renewed the national debate over gun violence, a debate led by the students themselves. This book examines possible solutions to reducing gun deaths and the controversies surrounding specific proposals. It also explores the factors-historical, cultural, and constitutional-that make the United States an outlier among industrial nations in gun violence.
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A heart in a body in the world

2018
"Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma"--Provided by publisher.
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Florida school shooting

2019
"... covers the violence that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, and the student activism for stronger gun control laws that followed" -- Amazon.
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Mercy rule

2018
Five students and a coach relate their experiences during the first two months of high school that culminate in a mass shooting on Halloween.
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School shootings

how can we stop them?
A collection of editorials and reports on school shootings that provide a broad history of events and debates and show how public reactions are changing.
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That's not what happened

2018
In the three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre, a story has grown up around one of the victims, Sarah McHale, that says she died proclaiming her Christian faith--but Leanne Bauer was there, and knows what happened, and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom, or tell the truth.
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Give a boy a gun

Events leading up to a night of terror at a high school dance are told from the point of view of various people involved.

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