The kids at Parkland wrote essays that their Newspaper and Television teachers assembled into this book. It's quite moving -- the fear and horror that the kids experienced as the shooter wandered the halls murdering 17 people, the dedication the kid put into reporting on themselves and their peers during the aftermath, including putting out a memorial issue that honored the fallen, and then how many of them felt the need to reach further. We hear from the kids that put together their movement against school violence, from local marches to lobbying state legislators to national marches.

But they are all so young! So hopeful and sure that things will change. I hope they are right. I don't believe it, though. I suspect teens will appreciate this book more than I did, as the kids sounded like kids.