{"product_id":"the-stone-catchers-paperback","title":"The Stone Catchers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Leigh Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a span of minutes, the lives of four members of Brickton Community College change forever when an active shooter enters the campus and opens fire. Running on adrenaline and fear, the group--a crew of students and their teacher--subdues the perpetrator in a violent frenzy that leads to the man's death. Reeling from the shock of their collective actions, the group is thrown into turmoil when they realize that the person they have killed is someone they all knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated in alternating voices and set against the backdrop of an economically depressed Appalachian town, Laura Leigh Morris's\u003ci\u003e The Stone Catchers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the immeasurable pain and trauma experienced by the survivors of a school shooting. Forced to process the horror of the event, mourn, and to reconcile themselves to their newfound recognition as local heroes, the survivors grapple with the losses suffered by their community and their own actions. They come face to face with the unquantifiable cost gun violence exacts on the families, friends, and futures of a town fractured by tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura Leigh Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eJaws of Life: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and has previously been published in the\u003ci\u003e Notre Dame Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLouisville Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePithead Chapel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaurel Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other literary journals. She teaches creative writing and literature at Furman University and lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460011180210,"sku":"9781985900554","price":40.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/n3n3pXX_4d9781985900554.webp?v=1782983558","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-stone-catchers-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}