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Find the Helpers
Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope | Fred Guttenberg
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Overcoming Grief Through the Humanity of Others Fred Guttenberg loved watching Mr. Rogers with his daughter and his son when they were little. Their favorite piece of wisdom was: In the midst of tragedy and catastrophe, find the helpers. Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers. Because if you look for the helpers, youll know theres hope. ?Fred Rogers, interview with Television Academy, 1999 Life changed forever on Valentine's Day 2018. What was to be a family day celebrating love turned into a nightmare. Thirty-four people were shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Jaime Guttenberg, a fourteen-year-old with a huge heart, was the second to last victim. That she and so many of her fellow students were struck down in cold blood galvanized many to action, including Jaimes father Fred who has become an activist dedicated to passing common sense gun safety legislation. Fred was already struggling with deep personal loss. Four months earlier his brother Michael died of 9/11 induced pancreatic cancer. He had been exposed to so much dust and chemicals at Ground Zero, the damage caught up with him. Michael battled heroically for nearly five years and then died at age fifty. This book is not about gun safety or Parkland. Instead, Find the Helpers tells the story of Fred Guttenbergs journey since Jaimes death and how he has been able to get through the worst of times thanks to the kindness and compassion of others. Good things happen to good people at the hands of other good people?and the world is filled with them. They include everyone from amazing gun violence survivors Fred has met around the country to former VP Joe Biden, who spent time talking to him about finding mission and purpose in learning to grieve. If you have read books such as Eyes to the Wind, Haben, The Beauty in Breaking, The Book of Rosy, or We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders; then you'll love Find the Helpers.
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Such a timely read, a father of a Parkland school shooting victim describes his life with loss regarding 9/11 and the loss of his daughter. A tribute to the helpers in his life, he also describes the aftermath of the tragedy and how he has memorialized his daughter through gun control efforts.

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Can anyone please tell me what the super cute fabric pouches that protect your books when in your bag are called? And where/who I might get one from? The name is on the tip of my tongue....this happens a lot these days, it must be my age!

starlight97 You mean book sleeves? 3y
Prairiegirl_reading Book sleeves. I got mine from crafts as usual on Etsy. I would definitely recommend. 3y
readingjedi @starlight97 Yes! Why couldn't I remember that?! 😂 3y
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readingjedi @Prairiegirl_reading I have just purchased one! 3y
Ddzmini Bookbeau has some great book covers/sleeves 🤗 3y
Prairiegirl_reading @readingjedi 👍🏼👍🏼 3y
Megabooks This is BY FAR my favorite booksleeve store. I own about 25 sleeves!! https://www.etsy.com/shop/storytimesleeve/ 3y
ShelleyBooksie Book sleeves! @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego has me addicted to Always September book sleeves. High quality! There is also someone on Litsy whi has an Etsy shop with really nice book sleeves. I cannot remember the name:( 3y
LibrarianRyan You are probably thinking Book Sleves. The origianl was Book Beau and they are still around. I make book Huggers that stay on your books while you read. Either way, Etsy is a great spot, or just google Book Sleve. 3y
sharread @LibrarianRyan has some awesome booksleeves. 3y
LibrarianRyan send me your address at MissRyanAF@gmail.com and I will send you one. 3y
readingjedi @LibrarianRyan Oh wow, that is wonderfully generous & kind of you but I'm in the UK and assume you're in the States, wouldn't the shipping cost be prohibitively expensive? 3y
LibrarianRyan @readingjedi I shipped one to the UK in september. I think it was like $20. so not prohibitive. 3y
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