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Parkland: Birth of a Movement
by Dave Cullen
I received this book from Harper Perennial, thank you for the opportunity to read this book!
I listened to Columbine by Dave Cullen a couple of months ago and it was difficult. I received Parkland by Dave Cullen and it sat on my shelf for a bit because I was not ready to read it after Columbine. Parkland is very different from Columbine. Columbine details the events and the shooters, whereas, Parkland doesn’t mention the shooter by name and only chronicles the events after the Parkland shooting. The students are tired of “thoughts and prayers.” They want action. And despite being kids, they amplified their voice to bring on a movement for change.
This book. This book is extremely emotional. It is a book for our time. The United States had 434 mass shootings in 2019. For these kids. Enough is Enough. My own children are very familiar with active shooter drills. I will never forget the day he came home in Kindergarten talking about it. It has become the norm. Gun violence is completely normal in our society. David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, and many others decided to do something about it. They had interview after interview, they organized a march (March For Our Lives), they called out their senators, and received death threats and were attacked by the NRA.
Dave Cullen shadows these kids as they speak out and I feel that this book needs to be read by everyone and read in highschools. It is amazing how these kids are making such a difference and they are only just beginning. I also appreciate that the shooter’s name has been left out of the narrative and gave the spotlight to those who are trying to make change. This is a quick read but to process all the emotion and information, it will take more time than one would think. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
I listened to Columbine by Dave Cullen a couple of months ago and it was difficult. I received Parkland by Dave Cullen and it sat on my shelf for a bit because I was not ready to read it after Columbine. Parkland is very different from Columbine. Columbine details the events and the shooters, whereas, Parkland doesn’t mention the shooter by name and only chronicles the events after the Parkland shooting. The students are tired of “thoughts and prayers.” They want action. And despite being kids, they amplified their voice to bring on a movement for change.
This book. This book is extremely emotional. It is a book for our time. The United States had 434 mass shootings in 2019. For these kids. Enough is Enough. My own children are very familiar with active shooter drills. I will never forget the day he came home in Kindergarten talking about it. It has become the norm. Gun violence is completely normal in our society. David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, and many others decided to do something about it. They had interview after interview, they organized a march (March For Our Lives), they called out their senators, and received death threats and were attacked by the NRA.
Dave Cullen shadows these kids as they speak out and I feel that this book needs to be read by everyone and read in highschools. It is amazing how these kids are making such a difference and they are only just beginning. I also appreciate that the shooter’s name has been left out of the narrative and gave the spotlight to those who are trying to make change. This is a quick read but to process all the emotion and information, it will take more time than one would think. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.