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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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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.
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Nov 12, 2004 · In 1987, Kemp accidentally shot his best friend. His parents didn't press charges, and Kemp was forgiven by everyone, including the state of New York. But Kemp couldn't forgive himself. He thought about Henry every day and made a promise to never make a mistake again — a promise a child naively made that the adult couldn't keep. Genres Memoir.
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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...
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.
