When Rachel Scott's life was tragically cut short in the Columbine High School shooting, she left behind a group of grieving friends and family. But as stories of Rachel's faith and courage have surfaced, her legacy has grown to include hundreds of people who have been stirred by her example and are now impacting their world for God's kingdom. In this moving book, readers will cherish the encouraging stories of those who are still passing on Rachel's spiritual legacy. Her father, Darrell Scott, shares his own reflections, which are deeply personal and poignant. Never-before-published writings and drawings from Rachel's journal are also included, along with photos of Rachel and her family and the people whose stories are featured.
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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.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By kirstin
Format:Paperback
Rachel Joy Scott was a 17-year-old girl from Columbine High School. She was one of the 13 people killed in a tragic killing spree on April 20th, 1999. It is told that Rachel was a sweet soul, just trying to make a differnce in the world...that, she did.
Rachel Smiles is the 3rd book of a 3 book series. It was written by Darrell Scott with Steve Rabey. It tells stories of peoples' lives which Rachel has been a part of and touched.
Rachel Smiles is the 3rd book of a 3 book series. It was written by Darrell Scott with Steve Rabey. It tells stories of peoples' lives which Rachel has been a part of and touched.
One very interesting thing happend to Rachel's family, and Darrell talks about it in this book, is a dream that a man named Frank Amedia had. Frank was a total stranger to the Scott family. He lived in Ohio, and he had watched Rachel's funeral on CNN. He called Darrell, and wanted to know if he knew anything about his dream. The dream was a vision of Rachel's eyes crying a stream of tears. The tears were watering something, but Frank didn't know what. Darrell said he didn't know what the dream meant. About a week later, the police station called to say that the Scotts could pick up Rachel's backpack, which was being hed as evidence. As Rachel's family went through her bag, they found Rachel's latest journal, with a bullet hole through it. The last entry was put in 15 minutes before Rachel Scott was murdered. It was a drawing of eyes crying 13 tears (the number of people killed that day) watering a columbine flower, that was dripping blood. Mr. Scott immediately thought of Frank Amedia.
Personally, I think Rachel Smiles is a great book. After reading it, I feel like I know Rachel Scott. It's an uplifting, non-fiction book, that seems to pull you in as you read. This amazing book can be found on www.amazon.com . You may also visit the web-site to find out how to purchase any other books written by Darrell Scott: [...] .
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From the author of the best-seller "Rachel's Tears" comes a book not about the life of Rachel Scott, but about the lives her story has changed. It isn't surprising that this book is touching and impactful. Rachel Scott's dad is a wonderful writer, and the other books her family has written are just as touching and impactful. This one especially impacted me because I am one of those who was deeply touched by Rachel's death and life story. Although I was not featured in the book, it was totally inspiring and encouraging to hear how other people were touched by her as well. This world is a hurting world, and sometimes we feel there is no hope and it seems there is no hope. The stories in this book give me hope. They show me that God really CAN work miracles, and that people really can be transformed. Rachel Scott wanted to start a chain reaction, and she wanted to be used to reached the unreached-- God answered those prayers, and through her family and her own stories being published, Rachel Joy has done just that! We need more people like her in this world! If Rachel Scott or the tragedy at Columbine touched your life in any way, you should read this book.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By T. Thomas
Format:Paperback
"Rachels Smiles" will sure make you smiles while reading. Its amazing how many lives were touched by this wonderful lady. If you enjoyed reading "Rachel's Tears", you'll sure enjoy reading this. Darrell Scott is an amazing writer and really brings out her story in its true colors. When I read this, I felt as if Rachel and I had been best friends before! This book will encourage you to continue the Chain Reaction!
By Melissa
Format:Paperback
After reading Rachel's Tears (and totally loving it) I decided to pick up this one but I was a bit disappointed though. I enjoyed reading the many stories of people who were inspired by Rachel but I felt as there was a lack of profoundness compared to Rachel's Tears. Don't get me wrong, this was a very good book to read but I felt as many of the stories and topics presented did not go in-depth, which made it hard to relate to them at times. I also disagree with the statement that Eric and Dylan specifically targeted certain victims as it said in the book, because most of the evidence points against it. While they might have said derogatory things to/about her because of her faith, I don't think she was killed because of it.
And while I don't necessarily agree with some of the religious teachings in the book, it was a good "ending" to the series about Rachel Scott. In this one you get to see that every day people just like us can start a chain reaction just like Rachel hoped to start. You also get to see that they are no different from you and you can start one of your own too! Despite what I pointed out in the paragraph above, it was a good book to close up the message Rachel wished to put out in the world, and which she ultimately did. I do however suggest reading "Rachel's Tears" and "Chain Reaction" before picking up this one as this is not Rachel's story, but many stories which she has inspired.
And while I don't necessarily agree with some of the religious teachings in the book, it was a good "ending" to the series about Rachel Scott. In this one you get to see that every day people just like us can start a chain reaction just like Rachel hoped to start. You also get to see that they are no different from you and you can start one of your own too! Despite what I pointed out in the paragraph above, it was a good book to close up the message Rachel wished to put out in the world, and which she ultimately did. I do however suggest reading "Rachel's Tears" and "Chain Reaction" before picking up this one as this is not Rachel's story, but many stories which she has inspired.
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I enjoyed to read this book, it is a very inspiring one.
It is very well written and will give you another way to look at the small problems in life !
Look how you can transform your problems into benefit, look how something bad may eventually become something good.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott and improve your everyday life by getting stronger against adversity.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott and improve yourself everyday.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott.
It is very well written and will give you another way to look at the small problems in life !
Look how you can transform your problems into benefit, look how something bad may eventually become something good.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott and improve your everyday life by getting stronger against adversity.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott and improve yourself everyday.
Read the story of Rachel Joy Scott.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Find the true Truth
The Martyrs of Columbine is a much better book, and it is based on fact rather than
supposition
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Published 11 months ago by Earl Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome book!!
This book was very inspiring and I encourage everyone to take the time to read it.
Published on October 19, 2010 by Becca
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A Lifetime In 17 Years
It's eleven years after Columbine, and we're still talking about Rachel Scott.
Through "Rachel's Challenge", the school non-violence program started by her father... Read more
Through "Rachel's Challenge", the school non-violence program started by her father... Read more
Published on September 5, 2010 by Tim C. Sanderford
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Excellent Book On Rachel's Impact
I think that this is an excellent and touching book about the impact of Rachel's life and of her beliefs. Read more
Published on November 16, 2002 by J
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- The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank on page 17, and page 18
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank on page 17, and page 18
- Day of Reckoning by Wendy Murray Zoba on page 23, and page 136
- The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on page 26, and page 27
- The Purpose of Temptation by Bob Mumford in Front Matter, and page 95
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