Description: True Story of Courage and Compassion in a School Under Siege As 870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. As the nation faced yet another Sandy Hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending. Yet the story doesn't start with those first steps Michael Hill took into that Atlanta elementary school. It starts with Antoinette Tuff, a woman who faced her own pain, hurt, and rejection, yet held onto grace, faith, and hope. A hope that anchored her in the most high stakes of moments, a grace that allowed her to empathize with a hurting young man, and a faith that gave her the courage to love him back from the brink. This is more than just the amazing account of tragedy averted. It's the evidence of what we can do when we allow ourselves to be used by God. And it's a story of how God uses all of our life experiences--the good and the bad--to prepare us for our own moment of divine purpose.
Brief description:
Alex Tresniowski, a former writer for both Time and People magazines, is the author of more than twenty books, including The Vendetta, which was purchased by Universal Studios for the movie Public Enemies. An Invisible Thread was more than twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Review Quotes:
"An amazing illustration of calm and brinkmanship."
-- "The Guardian (London)"