Parkland Speaks: Survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Share Their Stories

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.

Author: Sarah Lerner
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/22/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781984849991
ISBN10: 1984849999
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Art | General
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emotions & Feelings

About the Author
SARAH LERNER is an English teacher, Journalism teacher, and yearbook adviser at MSD in Parkland, Florida. She began teaching in 2002 and was named the Sun-Sentinel High School Journalism Teacher of the Year in 2014. Sarah lives in Florida with her husband and two children.