The Stone Catchers : A Novel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Laura Leigh.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2024.

Summary:

In a span of minutes, the lives of four members of Brickton Community College change forever when an active shooter enters the campus and opens fire. Running on adrenaline and fear, the group-a crew of students and their teacher-subdues the perpetrator in a violent frenzy that leads to the man's death. Reeling from the shock of their collective actions, the group is thrown into turmoil when they realize that the person they have killed is someone they all knew. Narrated in alternating voices and set against the backdrop of an economically depressed Appalachian town, Laura Leigh Morris's The Stone Catchers explores the immeasurable pain and trauma experienced by the survivors of a school shooting. Forced to process the horror of the event, mourn, and to reconcile themselves to their newfound recognition as local heroes, the survivors grapple with the losses suffered by their community and their own actions. They come face to face with the unquantifiable cost gun violence exacts on the families, friends, and futures of a town fractured by tragedy.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for The Stone Catchers

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

One: Donetta Freeman

Two: Charlie Folger

Three: Priscilla Silver

Four: Miller James

Five: Donetta Freeman

Six: Priscilla Silver

Seven: Miller James

Eight: Charlie Folger

Nine: Donetta Freeman

Ten: Priscilla Silver

Eleven: Miller James

Twelve: Charlie Folger

Thirteen: Donetta Freeman

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-9859-0057-2

OCLC:

1432652900