
That's Not What Happened
- 336 pages · about 6 hours
- First published 2018
- 4 editions
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1 About this book
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...
Good for readers who want: a mystery and a thriller.
- Mystery
- Mental health
- Thrillers
- Bullying
- School shootings
- Secrecy
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- Children's fiction
2 About Kody Keplinger
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