That's NOT What Happened

It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah's story—that she died proclaiming her faith.

But it's not true.

I know because I was with her when she died. I didn't say anything then, and people got hurt because of it. Now Sarah's parents are publishing a book about her, so this might be my last chance to set the record straight . . . but I'm not the only survivor with a story to tell about what did—and didn't—happen that day.

Except Sarah's martyrdom is important to a lot of people, people who don't take kindly to what I'm trying to do. And the more I learn, the less certain I am about what's right. I don't know what will be worse: the guilt of staying silent or the consequences of speaking up . .

Scholastic Hardcover, August 2018, ISBN: 9781338186529

PRAISE

"A timely page-turner that will resonate with readers."
— Kirkus Reviews

"[...] an original and engrossing narrative about scars, recovery, and how the stories we tell can both sustain and hobble us."
— Publishers Weekly