She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall »

Misty Bernall, Cassie's mother, lives in Littleton, Colorado, with her husband, Brad, their son, Chris, and German shepherd mix, Reese. She resigned from her position at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in October 1999 to home-school Chris and assume the role of president of the Cassie Bernall Foundation, established in memory of ther daughter. The foundation's Web address is www.cassiebernall.org.

Cassie Bernall, a 17-year-old junior at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was a typical teen having a typical day, when two rampaging classmates put a gun to her head and asked her if she believed in God. She said yes.

With that simple word, the story of Cassie's courage in the face of death was catapulted into the consciousness of an entire nation. Around the world, people were quick to call her a martyr. But with all the talk about Cassie's final moment, a far more remarkable story has been left untold. Until now.

In She Said Yes, Cassie's mother breaks her silence to recount the dramatic transformation of a daughter who had once started down a troubled path similar to that of her killers. People around the world have been quick to call Cassie a martyr. But in focusing on her exchange with the gunman who killed her, the far more remarkable story of Cassie's life in the years leading up to that final, decisive moment has been left untold.

In She Said Yes, Cassie's mother describes how her daughter had, at one point, started down a troubled path similar to that of her killers, and how as parents, she and her husband risked everything to save her, only to lose her again.

Drawing on her own memories, on Cassie's letters and notes, and on interviews with classmates and friends, Bernall has created a loving but unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman whose struggle to find meaning and purpose in life is sure to resonate with young people and parents everywhere.

Denver Post

A highly personal tale of the perils of parenting, a teenager's search for her identity, and hope...during the darkest of days.