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The Newtown school shooting / by Lisa Owings ; content consultant, Jaclyn Schildkraut, Doctoral Candidate, School of Criminal Justice, Texas State University.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owings, Lisa, Author.
- Series:
- Essential events.
- Essential events The Newtown school shooting
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, Newtown, Conn., 2012.
- School shootings--Connecticut--Newtown.
- School shootings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : ABDO Publishing Company, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title examines an important historic event--the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the man behind the shooting, Adam Lanza, the tragic events of December 14, 2012, the shooting's aftermath and the community's response, and the victims' families advocacy work in subsequent months. Also discussed are gun laws in the United States, new legislation introduced in Congress regarding gun control, and mental health policy and law. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web sites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts--publisher.
- Contents:
- Lockdown
- A quiet boy
- Newtown changes forever
- The truth sinks in
- Grief and remembrance
- Seeking answers
- Taking action
- Moving forward.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781624017223
- 1624017223
- 9781624017209
- 1624017207
- OCLC:
- 890726445
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