But in the book She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall we are given a true-to-life adolescent hero!

Written by Misty Bernall, Cassie's mother, She Said Yes is an honest and transparent work. Sharing her own struggles as Cassie's mother during the teen years, as well as revealing honesty about Cassie's own troubled past in her early adolescence, this book presents Cassie as a real teenager.

When Cassie was in her early adolescence she became involved with other teens that were participating in occultic activities. After discovering letters that spoke of killing their parents and a teacher at school, Cassie's parents intervened, and despite Cassie's rage at them, gave her severe restrictions in an effort to help her get her life turned around. One cannot help but grasp the irony of the response of Cassie's parents at that crucial time of her life, in light of the tragic school shooting instigated by two other troubled teens that would later take Cassie's life in the Colombine shootings.

One of the results of Cassie's troubled behavior was her parents making her go to a Christian youth group. While on a retreat with this particular youth group Cassie gave her life to Christ. Although, she was still a typical teenager with mood swings and struggles, she became a teen dedicated to living for God. It was this dedication that caused her to say "yes" when asked by Eric and Dylan, the two shooters at Colombine, if she believed in God. That "yes" led to her being shot at point blank range in the head and with that shot, Cassie was ushered into unexpected and unlikely martydom at that age of 17.

This is an inspiring read for teenagers and a breath of fresh air in today's world where we hear more about troubled kids who can't stand for anything right, much less take a bullet for their belief in God!