by The March for Our Lives Founders
First published 2018
The March for Our Lives founders present their firsthand account of the February 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers died and 17 others sustained injuries. Emma González, Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, and their fellow student organizers describe how they transformed their hurt, rage, and sorrow into immediate action following one of America's deadliest school shootings. Through personal essays, they chronicle their experiences during the attack and their decision to launch a youth-led movement demanding sensible gun control legislation. The book includes oral histories documenting their first day returning to school and the massive March for Our Lives demonstration, which became one of the largest marches in American history. Rather than focusing solely on the tragedy, these inspiring students show how they channeled their emotions into creating a global youth movement that continues fighting for legislative change.
Genres: non-fiction, biography-memoir, current-affairs, social-justice, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-narrative
Setting: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Period: February 14, 2018
222 pages · Hardcover · Razorbill
Content warnings: death