Published: January 22, 2019
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Memoir—Non Fiction
Source: Print ARC
Rating: 4
Blurb:
Featuring art and writing from the students of the Parkland tragedy, this is a raw look at the events of February 14, and a poignant representation of grief, healing, and hope.
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share their emotional journeys that began on February 14, 2018, and continue today. This revealing and unfiltered look at teens living in the wake of tragedy is a poignant representation of grief, anger, determination, healing, and hope.
The intimate collection includes poetry, eyewitness accounts, letters, speeches, journal entries, drawings, and photographs from the events of February 14 and its aftermath. Full of heartbreaking loss, a rally cry for change, and hope for a safe future, these artistic pieces will inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and the importance of valuing and protecting the ones you love.
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share their emotional journeys that began on February 14, 2018, and continue today. This revealing and unfiltered look at teens living in the wake of tragedy is a poignant representation of grief, anger, determination, healing, and hope.
The intimate collection includes poetry, eyewitness accounts, letters, speeches, journal entries, drawings, and photographs from the events of February 14 and its aftermath. Full of heartbreaking loss, a rally cry for change, and hope for a safe future, these artistic pieces will inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and the importance of valuing and protecting the ones you love.
Review:
Parkland Speaks is a powerful collection of short essays, poems, and thoughts on the terrible tragedy that ended in seventeen lives lost. This blog post is not political; it’s strictly a matter that’s close to my heart a human matter. Innocent lives were lost through something that could have been avoided. But again, this post isn’t about that.
It’s about the kids that were left behind to face the aftermath of an event that changed their entire lives. This was so heartbreaking to read but an absolute necessity to be privileged enough to read the thoughts of students that were there when it happened.
This is a book that will no doubt leave me anytime soon. Let your voice be heard no matter where you are. Your voice matters and the students from Parkland’s voices shine so bright. Let this be an inspiration to be the change in a world that desperately needs it!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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About the Author:
Sarah Lerner is a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
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