Silence Shattered: An Eyewitness Account of the Columbine Tragedy

by Heidi Johnson and Heidi Johnson

Book Overview

Crouched underneath a table in the Columbine High School library, Heidi Johnson, a junior at the time, begins to pray as the school day was suddenly rocked by the bombs going off right outside the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930027435
• ISBN13: 9781930027435
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Insight Publishing Group
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very Good Book

I think that this book is very good because it details the experiences of someone who was at Columbine and how her faith helped see her through what happened.However, I think this book's main weakness is that the author does sound slightly self-righteous at times and I don't think that this is a book is suitable for anyone who wants to learn more about what happened at Columbine on 4/20/99.This is a great book about someone who survived what happened at Columbine and I would definitely recommend it, especially to anyone who is a Christian.

'Silence' Spectacular

Writing a book must be a hard thing to do, and for a 19 year old girl to write about something so horrifying must be even harder. I picked up Heidi's book from our church, and couldn't put it down. I've read alot of books on Columbine and all are good. This is no exception. Although it is short, I like that, as it doesn't take long to read and doesn't overstate things twice. I like how Heidi has it set up, with her life before Columbine, the shootings themselves, and her life now afterwards. It is a personal account, and perhaps can help some people who are still dealing with it come to terms with it, or at least make it more of a reality. It gets one inside the head of a survivor who was there and makes all that we heard on the news and saw in the papers come alive. You should read this book if you were at all affected by Columbine! yay Heidi!

Pretty Fair

I enjoyed the book because of her eyewitness account of the shootings in the library.I also thought her earlier experiences in school were interesting.The books talks a LOT about her religion so if you find that a turnoff be forewarned.I think she means well, but she came off a little self righteous at times. If you are seriously interested in Columbine or are a Christian, this is a book you will want to buy.