![]() The Littleton tragedy provoked many people throughout America to concentrate on the issue of teenage access to guns. When one of them put a gun to her head, and asked her whether she believed in God, she replied "Yes". Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, slaughtered 12 others pupils and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves.Ĭassie was trapped in the school library by the two gunmen. "But once they read and understood the synopsis, they said it was not exploitative at all," he said.Īt the heart of the burgeoning Cassie legend is the account of her death given by pupils who survived the classroom massacre in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20. Jonathan Lazear, the publishers' agent who is negotiating with the US networks, admitted that there were some people who felt uncomfortable about the idea of a Columbine-related television drama. The bidding war is expected to push the price above $500,000 (£320,000). US television networks have been given a synopsis and are preparing to bid next week for the television film rights. It is due for release by a Pennsylvania religious publisher in early September, and is widely expected to become a bestseller. The book, She Said Yes - The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall, is written by her mother, Misty Bernall. A website set up to commemorate her has attracted hundreds of religious messages, and in the months since her death she has become a cult figure for American fundamentalist Christian groups. ![]()
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