10 year anniversary edition celebrates her heart and life

“I am not going to apologize for speaking the name of Jesus,
If I have to sacrifice everything . . . I will.” –Rachel Scott
(Nashville, Tenn.) – The Columbine tragedy in April 1999 pierced the heart of our country. We later learned that the teenage killers specifically targeted Rachel Scott and mocked her Christian faith on their chilling, homemade videotapes. Rachel Scott died for her faith. In the ten years that have passed since her death, millions have come in contact with her story and been changed. Her courage and innocent child-like faith have been an inspiration for everyone who knew Rachel, has heard her family speak, or has read from the pages of her journals.

In Rachel’s Tears, originally published in 2000, her parents talk about Rachel’s life and how they have found meaning in their daughter’s martyrdom in the aftermath of such darkness. Rachel’s Tears comes from a heartfelt need to celebrate this young girl’s life, to work through the grief and the questions of a nation, and to comfort those who have been touched by violence in our schools today. Using excerpts and drawings from Rachel’s own journals, her parents offer a spiritual perspective on the Columbine tragedy and provide a vision of hope for preventing youth violence across the nation.

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the horrors at Columbine High School, Thomas Nelson is re-releasing Rachel’s Tears (ISBN13: 978-1-4003-1347-1, $14.99, February 2009) with even more of the courageous young girl’s personal insights inside. The 10th Anniversary edition includes stories of how Rachel’s legacy has affected her family, and how it continues to affect everyone who comes in contact with it.

America has not forgotten the tragedy of Columbine High School and the many other school shootings in the past decade. Rachel Scott’s story of courage and faith in her life and in her last moments will likewise never be forgotten.

Beth Nimmo is the mother of Rachel Scott, the first victim killed at Columbine High School. Beth is the co-author of Rachel’s Tears and author of The Journals of Rachel Scott. * Darrell Scott has become a crusader since his daughter’s death in the Columbine High School tragedy. He is the co-founder of The Columbine Redemption and is the co-author of the bestselling book Rachel’s Tears and Chain Reaction. * Steve Rabey is an award-winning author and speaker.  He has written nearly twenty books and over 2,000 articles about religion and popular culture in the New York Times, Christian Retailing, and Publishers Weekly, among many others.

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