That's Not What Happened

That's Not What HappenedFrom 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. 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

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.
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 . . .

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 08/28/2018
ISBN: 9781338186529
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/04/2018
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
School Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 74
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 198039 / That's Not What Happened
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12