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Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
 

Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott

by Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott, Steve Rabey, Darrell Scott with Scott Rabey


The Columbine tragedy in April 1999 pierced the heart of our country. In December 1999, we learned that the teenage killers specifically targeted Rachel Scott and mocked her Christian faith on their chilling, homemade videotapes. Rachel Scott died for her faith. Now her parents talk about Rachel's life and how they have found meaning in their daughter's martyrdom in the aftermath of... (read more)

Top tags: non-fiction,  christian,  diary,  inspirational,  christian non-fiction (all tags)

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Hayley Drew
  • Rated 5 stars

“I've read through this book completely probably 3 times. But if you count all the times I've gone and looked something up, altogether, probably about 6 times. This was one of the first books that really challenged who I thought I was. It made me search my heart and face the music about my faith. It not only challenged me when I first read it, but still does. I reread it a second time just a couple of years ago, and it freaked me out. My journal entries and thoughts were almost exactly the...”

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breezygirl
  • Rated 2 stars

“I recently became interested in reading up on what happend at Columbine as I shut off most of it shortly after the shooting happened because of the media representation. This is by no means a "good" book, but since it was written by the teen's parents and features her own writings and diary enteries, it gives a very specific perspective on the events that happened. I would encourage people to take it for that - the emotional side - rather than taking it all as fact. Reading articles in...”

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  • Rated 4.340909 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Nicole W

    nicole w said:

    “i first heard about the columbine massacre on discovery and they mentioned about books about this and i researched about it :) i wanted the orange book... rachel's journal but then my uncle bought the wrong one so oh well, i read it WITHIN a week. xD

    WOW! the best book i have ever read.. really touching.

    but sadly, when i went to the USA... i couldn't find the orange book :(”

    posted Friday, December 7 2007
  • Libby T

    libby t said:

    “This book had me in tears from beginning to the end. I fell in love with this book.”

    posted Tuesday, November 27 2007
  • jak1001tkd

    jak1001tkd said:

    “Where do you think Rachel's courage comes from?”

    posted Saturday, October 6 2007
  • compassdays

    compassdays said:

    “I like this book!!!”

    posted Monday, September 24 2007
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