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100 1  Cox, John Woodrow,|d1985-|eauthor. 
245 10 Children under fire|h[OverDrive/Libby electronic resource]
       |bAn american crisis.|cJohn Woodrow Cox. 
260    |c2021. 
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520    "Based on the acclaimed series-
       a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-
       an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun 
       violence on our nation's children,
        and a call to action for a new way forward In 2017, seven
       -year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun,
        an eight-year-old boy from Washington,
        DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they 
       could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection-
       both were traumatized by gun violence. Ava's best friend 
       had been killed in a campus shooting at her elementary 
       school,
        and Tyshaun's father had been shot to death outside of 
       the boy's elementary school. Ava's and Tyshaun's stories 
       are extraordinary, but not unique. In the past decade, 15,
       000 children have been killed from gunfire,
        though thatnumber does not account for the kids who 
       weren't shot and aren't considered victims but have 
       nevertheless been irreparably harmed by gun violence. In 
       Children Under Fire,
        John Woodrow Cox investigates the effectiveness of gun 
       safety reforms as well as efforts to manage children's 
       trauma in the wake of neighborhood shootings and campus 
       massacres,
        from Columbine to Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Through deep 
       reporting, Cox addresses how we can effect change now,
        and help children like Ava and Tyshaun. He explores 
       their stories and more,
        including a couple in South Carolina whose eleven-year-
       old son shot himself,
        a Republican politician fighting for gun safety laws,
        and the charlatans infiltrating the school safety 
       business. In a moment when the country is desperate to 
       better understand and address gun violence,
        Children Under Fire offers a way to do just that,
        weaving wrenching personal stories into a critical call 
       for the United States to embrace practical reforms that 
       would save thousands of young lives"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
533    Electronic reproduction.|bNew York :|cEcco,|d2021.
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650  0 School violence|zUnited States|xPrevention. 
650  0 Firearms|xLaw and legislation|zUnited States. 
650  0 Schools|zUnited States|xSafety measures. 
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