She said yes book about columbine

Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by eric harris and dylan klebold, who then committed suicide. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines biggest. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine high students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the choices she made offer a profound relevance for us all. In the meantime, the myth gained so much traction that outlets like salon and rocky mountain news as well as misty bernalls book, she said yes. Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre. My name is rebecca crossman i made this page so everyone can remember cassie. Nor does she want to be known as the girl who really said yes, or the. Cassie bernall was supposedly killed at columbine for refusing to.

Christian film stirs controversy over columbine massacre. Why does the columbine myth about martyr cassie bernall persist. Cassie bernall, valeen schnurr, and one of columbines. This is the story of the 17year old high school student who was killed when she answered yes when asked if she believed in god. She said yes is an intense and fascinating memoir publishers weekly of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban colorado, and faced as all teenagers are with difficult choices and pressures. She said yes was one of those books that i had a hard time putting down. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall goodreads. Cassie bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre, at age 17.

According to kirsten, the churchs youth pastor at the time approached the bernalls about writing a book on cassies life, her descent into sin and her acceptance of jesus. They were in a dark basement, and eric took me to a computer and said. In september 2000, bernalls mother, misty, released the book she said yes. Cassie was a troubled young girl, she struggled with depression, drank alcohol and did drugs, the real. In it, misty describes her daughters turbulent teenage life, spiritual. Telling cassie s story makes the loss of her daughter more bearable for misty bernall, and someone suggests she writes a book. And the year after the shooting, cassies mother, misty bernall, wrote a book called she said yes. I mention in the book where her minister when the truth came out her. She said yes is an intense and fascinating memoir of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban colorado, and faced as all teenagers are with difficult choices and pressures. Reading about columbine in the shadow of the recent incident made it even more chilling.

It includes a foreword by madeleine lengle the book spent five weeks on the new york times best seller list. Sep 17, 2015 like most of the columbine myths, the martyr story gained traction because it was based on a kernel of truth. She said yes book by misty bernall official publisher. Regardless of what happened at columbine, she said yes is a moving tribute to an extraordinary young woman and a lesson for both parents and teenagers alike. Why does the columbine myth about martyr cassie bernall. Apr 19, 2009 the story caught the imagination of the evangelical world, and cassies mother, misty bernall, wrote a book, she said yes, that has since sold more than one million copies. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall from the worlds largest community of readers. Her parents later wrote a book titled she said yes, honoring their. The book was published by plough publishing and released on september 1, 1999. Sep 01, 2000 she said yes is an intense and fascinating memoir publishers weekly of an ordinary teenager growing up in suburban colorado, and faced as all teenagers are with difficult choices and pressures. I personally believe that if the murderers didnt ask cassie, it doesnt matter, she believed in jesus christ and had grown to love him as we all should. She said yes,a bestselling novel about the columbine. One of the most gripping stories to come out of the shooting at columbine high school publishers weekly.

The book was written back before the columbine report was released, when it was widely believed that cassie was the girl who said yes. A diverson program from the jefferson county police department. A young girl did profess her faith in god at gunpoint, but she lived to tell about it. This of course occurred during the april 1999 tragedy at columbine high school in littleton, colorado. Jan 21, 2019 its a book about the fact that cassie said yes in her life. But the heart of the book is not the story of cassies. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall captivated a nation. A 17 year old girl by the name of cassie bernall was one of the killed along with rachel scott, and 11 others. Like most of the columbine myths, the martyr story gained traction because it was based on a kernel of truth. Mar 16, 2015 columbine student cassie bernall said yes when asked by one of the shooters if she believed in goddisputed. Cassie said yes, they said no the mainstream press unquestioningly accepted s flimsy debunking of the columbine confession. Apr 14, 2009 i was reading the yahoo article about the columbine killings and apparently the fbi said that the story about a girl who said yes to believing in god and got shot in the head was fake. Also, there is a song called teenage dirtbag by wheatus that was released a year after columbine.

Lauren townsend, danny rohrbough, cassie bernall and kelly fleming gravesites august 2011 duration. She said yes is a profoundly touching little book by misty bernall, whose 17yearold daughter cassie died in the columbine high school massacre of 20 april last year. For more than a decade, we have received letters from young people whove read and been deeply impacted by cassies story, she said yes. The famed story of cassie bernall, the she said yes martyr supposedly killed because she professed her faith in god, was quickly debunked, but that didnt stop publisherswho knew about.

Its a book about the fact that cassie said yes in her life. Wyant, who survived the columbine massacre april 20, told the. Columbine student cassie bernall said yes when asked by one of the shooters if she believed in goddisputed. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall by misty bernall 2008, paw prints originally published in 1999, she said yes was among the first books published on columbine.

Widely circulated reports and emails tell the story of high school student cassie bernall being a christian martyr in the columbine high school shootings of 1999 in colorado. Craig scott said he met harris and klebold only once, at the home of a mutual friend. She told misty and brad bernall, cassies parents, the same account, and. Cassie bernall said yes when asked about her faith by a. Cassie was hiding under a school table, hands clasped in prayer, when two fellow students burst in. This was a widely popular book in my classroom for quite a while following the.

It was reported that bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in god, and she said yes, before being shot during the massacre. Jun 20, 2010 lauren townsend, danny rohrbough, cassie bernall and kelly fleming gravesites august 2011 duration. Misty agrees, and a small christian press plans to publish the account, titled she said yes. I read the book about her that her mother wrote saying she said yes to being a christian and was killed for it. Many of these letters are from students who chose the book for a language arts project or whose teachers used the book as part of their curriculum. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall study guide misty bernall this study guide consists of approximately 17 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of she said yes. Wyant, who survived the columbine massacre april 20. She reflects on the life of her daughter and remembers how cassie broke the bonds of satan worship. The story is told by her mother and includes the last few years of cassies life and how she had gone through a complete change in attitude.

I was reading the yahoo article about the columbine killings and apparently the fbi said that the story about a girl who said yes to believing in god and got shot in the head was fake. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall is written by misty bernall, mother of slain victim cassie bernall. In she said yes by misty bernall, a mother writes about her daughter who was killed in the columbine high school massacre. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall is a memoir by misty bernall about the life of her daughter cassie bernall who was killed during the columbine high school massacre on april 20, 1999. After reading columbine by dave cullen, i decided to pick up she said yes.

Why did the cassie bernall she said yes get so out of hand. The resulting book, she said yes, is based on the authors own reminiscences, on letters and notes that have turned up since her. It is one of the most amazing stories to come out of the shooting at columbine high school. The author describes the life and transformation of her daughter, cassie, who was one of the victims of the shootings at columbine high school. Though cassie was far from the perfect child, she said yes tells the story of how cassies faith gave her the strength to overcome the obstacles she faced in her young life. A book for all parents and teens, she said yes is inspiring and challenging reading. Wyant, who survived the columbine massacre april 20, told the fbi months. Books about the columbine high school victims and shooters. However, dave cullen, in his book columbine, concludes that the person asked about their belief in god was valeen schnurr, who survived the shooting. It is only now, when the world knows cassie bernall as one of the columbine high students killed by two rampaging schoolmates, that the. She was not even asked a question, but yet the story was so widely publicized about it after. In reality, however, cassie bernall was killed without any such prologue which wyant only finally revealed more than 10 years later. Sep 09, 1999 she said yes is the story of cassie bernall, a 17 year old girl who was killed in the columbine high school shooting.

Bernall, immortalized in a bestselling book by cassies mom, misty. A victim of the library massacre, a rumor spread shortly after the attack describing cassies martyrdomallegedly eric harris, with a gun to cassies head, asked her if she believed in god. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall is a memoir by misty bernall about the life of her daughter cassie bernall who was killed during the columbine high school massacre on april 20, 1999 the book was published by plough publishing and released on september 1, 1999. The unlikely martyrdom of cassie bernall wikipedia. The press plans a printing of 100,000 copies, and expects it to be a hit. See more ideas about cassie, school shootings and columbine high school massacre. Her parents later wrote a book titled she said yes, honoring their daughter. The book was published a little over four months after the death of cassie bernall in the columbine high school massacre.