Only Child

Title

Only Child

Creator

Navin

Date

2018-02-06

Description

"First grader Zach Taylor is in his classroom when a gunman enters the school auditorium and the unthinkable happens, irrevocably changing the very fabric of this close-knit community. 

While Zach’s mother pursues a quest for justice, and Zach’s father retreats into his work, Zach finds solace in the healing world of books and art. Armed with his new insights, and the optimism and stubbornness only a child could have, Zach becomes determined to help the adults in his life rediscover the universal truths of love and compassion they need to pull them through their darkest hour.

A dazzling, tenderhearted debut about healing, family, and the exquisite wisdom of children, narrated by a six-year-old boy who reminds us that sometimes the littlest bodies hold the biggest hearts, and the quietest voices speak the loudest."

Summary from publisher Penguin Random House:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557646/only-child-by-rhiannon-navin/

Publisher

Knopf/Vintage, imprints of Penguin Random House

Type

Women's fiction

Subject

Book

Format

Book

Language

English

Identifier

Only Child

Files

RNavin - Only Child_Cover.jpg

Citation

Navin, “Only Child,” The School Shooting Fiction Archive, accessed September 23, 2023, https://www.ssfarchive.org/items/show/553.

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