{"product_id":"nobody-talks-about-kellie-jean-9781480969698","title":"Nobody Talks about Kellie Jean","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tom Layton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rosedog Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rosedog Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Time\/Life Magazine\" asked a student at Central Junior High about the incident involving her former classmate, Kellie-Jean Poppleton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The student, who declined to give her name, had nervously replied, \"Nobody talks about Kellie-Jean  Nobody wants to draw attention to themselves. We're all scared...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Time\/Life Magazine\" reporters went to two campuses: Central Junior High and Conrad Noll Middle School, to interview students and faculty about the incidents of the previous December, which had drawn national attention to this relatively quiet, middle-class Northern California community of 65,000 citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They came away with more questions than answers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tom Layton is an educator by way of Simi Valley, California, Seattle, and Sun City West, Arizona. He is originally from Anaconda, Montana.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tom Layton became intrigued with the true story this book is based upon after coming across it in the news just a few days after the initial events unfolded. Months later, he began using the facts of the incident to educate his own students in the consequences of negative peer pressure, substance abuse, and improper peer relations. \"Nobody Talks About Kellie-Jean\" illustrates the domino effects of these behaviors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thirty-two years after first reading the news story, Tom Layton has created a work of fiction, honoring the victim of the real life event \"Nobody Talks About Kellie-Jean\" is based upon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosedog Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45131487150231,"sku":"9781480969698","price":1042.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781480969698.webp?v=1767652195","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/nobody-talks-about-kellie-jean-9781480969698","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}