Recent release "Thirteen Minutes: Death of An American High
School" from Page Publishing author David
W. Guth is a fictional tale based on real-life events that
tells of a high school shooting in a small rural American town.
Going beyond the tragedy and death, Guth explores the reasons why
such incidents occur and what can possibly be done to end the
ongoing epidemic.
LAWRENCE, Kan., Jan. 25,
2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- David W. Guth, a Peabody Award-winning
journalist and an associate professor emeritus of journalism and
mass communications at the University of
Kansas, has completed his new book "Thirteen Minutes: Death
of An American High School": a captivating tale of a fictional
school shooting in America that explores the circumstances
surrounding the incident, the rippling effects within the
community, and the possible root causes that lead to such
tragedies.
"The people of Price City, Missouri, were convinced 'it couldn't happen
here' just as the people of Newton, Connecticut; Littleton, Colorado; and Parkland, Florida, had once believed," writes
Guth. "But it did, amidst the political and social upheaval of the
nation's worst pandemic in a century. What conditions led to one of
the worst mass-casualty school shootings in American history?
"'Thirteen Minutes: Death of an American High School' is a
fact-based fiction grounded within contemporary journalism. It
describes the root causes of a painful American form of tragedy. At
the heart of the story is a typical rural community, just the kind
of place where these atrocities frequently occur. It is also about
a town polarized by political and social strife exacerbated by the
global pandemic. There are Price City's most powerful man and his
son, both self-absorbed bullies whose actions have far-reaching and
unintended consequences. It is also a tale about the social pecking
order within a high school, where athletes and popular kids rule
while those considered outsiders or loners are often targets of
abuse. Most outsiders and loners suffer in silence. But sometimes
they don't.
"School mass-casualty shootings have become an all-too-familiar
and all-too-terrifying aspect of modern life. 'Thirteen Minutes:
Death of an American High School' serves as a cautionary tale that
provides insight into the causes and effects of these uniquely
American tragedies."
Published by Page Publishing, David W.
Guth's poignant and sadly relevant story is inspired by the
author's desire to shed light on the ongoing tragedy of school
shootings within America and spark an open dialogue in order to
find a way forward to avoid such disasters from occurring
again.
Readers who wish to experience this gripping work can purchase
"Thirteen Minutes: Death of An American High School" at bookstores
everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google
Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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