Bound To Stay Bound

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 Numb to this : memoir of a mass shooting
 Author: Neely, Kindra

 Publisher:  Little, Brown (2022)

 Dewey: 741.59
 Classification: Biography
 Physical Description: 289 p., col. ill., 22 cm

 BTSB No: 669722 ISBN: 9780316462082
 Ages: 12-18 Grades: 7-12

 Subjects:
 Neely, Kindra
 Umpqua Community College (Roseburg, Or.) -- Comic books, strips, etc
 Victims of crimes -- Oregon -- Roseburg -- Biography
 School shootings -- Oregon -- Roseburg -- Comic books, strips, etc

Price: $14.75

Summary:
Author Kindra Neely recounts her journey to healing after surviving a mass shooting during her first year of college. In graphic novel format.


Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (08/01/22)
   School Library Journal (12/09/22)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 12/09/2022 Gr 7 Up—As the title suggests, this graphic memoir deals with difficult subject matter, and Neely shares in a style that reflects her experiences and emotional path, communicated through pacing as well as visuals and spatial positioning. The result is an homage to community and connection, and a journey of healing, comforting for its relevant subject and authenticity. This graphic memoir presents a critical and defining moment in Neely's life. In reporting on her life during and after the shooting at Umpqua Community College, Neely brings readers in as observers to her anguish as she navigates the trauma and grief inside and around her. In spotlighting gun violence and living with trauma, the memoirist presents readers with an opportunity to consider two critically important issues that are both intensely personal and of social importance. Neely is not alone in her struggles, but intense suffering can bring with it a vast separateness. While the subject matter may cause discomfort for some readers, by joining Neely on her journey, teens share both in the emotional weight of personhood and in a celebration of hope, community, and interconnectedness. VERDICT Neely reminds readers that the more we listen, read, and share, the more connected we become, and the stronger we are as a society. Recommended.—Faithe Ruiz - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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