by Jamie Sumner

What happens AFTER a school shooting to those who survived? This is the bittersweet story of a girl dealing with survivor’s guilt and traumatic memories from a day that no one ever thinks will happen in their school. 6th grader Bea is now wheelchair bound and too afraid to go back to school. The people around her want to change things so that events like this won’t happen again, but Bea just wants to forget & pretend it didn’t happen. But it did and learning to face her memories are a big part of the story. The past unravels with flashbacks to help the reader understand the horrific event in a middle school appropriate way. Told in verse, the lines are both haunting and accessible. The story is sad and hopeful-ish. This book might have triggers for some students. It’s an important book, sadly, in this day and age.