Red Heart Tattoo

At 7:45 a.m. on the day before Thanksgiving break, a bomb goes off at Edison High.

Nine people die instantly. Fifteen are critically injured. Twenty-two suffer less severe injuries. And one is blinded. Those who survive, struggle to cope with the loss and destruction. All must find new meaning for their lives as a result of something they may never understand.

Lurlene McDaniel's signature expertise and finesse

in dealing with issues of violence, death, and physical as well as emotional trauma in the lives of teens is immediate and heartrending.