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Nov 12, 2004 · Kemp Powers tells his story about an unimaginable moment at 14 when he accidentally killed his best friend in a gun accident. The actual shooting is described in just a few pages, the remainder is Kent Power's life before and after, impacted forever by that moment.
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Nov 12, 2004 · The Shooting: A Memoir by Kemp Powers, this book is very firm and straight foward to the topics of racial tension and vioence. The book is about a teenage book who shot his best while he irresponsibly played with one of his mother's guns.
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Nov 9, 2019 · The shooting : a memoir. by. Powers, Kemp. Publication date. 2004. Topics. Powers, Kemp, African American journalists -- Biography, African American boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography, Teenagers and death, Firearms accidents. Publisher.
Jan 1, 2005 · THE SHOOTING. A MEMOIR. by Kemp Powers ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, 2005. Sparely written, often casual, but powerful. bookshelf. shop now. From award-winning journalist Powers, a debut memoir considering a youth lost to a firearms accident.
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Dec 21, 2020 · Powers decided to be motivated by Henry’s memory, which inspired the writer’s 2004 memoir, “The Shooting.” “I felt like I had to be better than anyone else and perfect for not just ...
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THE SHOOTING: A Memoir. Kemp Powers, . . Thunder's Mouth, $22 (224pp) ISBN 978-1-56858-320-4. One fine day in April 1988, Powers, a 14-year-old Brooklyn honors student, came home from school...
A disturbing but insightful memoir retraces the life of Kemp Powers, a "good kid" whose fascination with guns leads to an accidental shooting that takes the life of his best friend and alters the course of his life forever. Read more. Print length. 204 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Da Capo Pr. Publication date. 2 Dec. 2004. Dimensions.
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