Books
Several nonfiction books have been written about the shooting, including Forgiveness: A Legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School by John L. Ruth, The Happening: Nickel Mines School Tragedy by Harvey Yoder, Think No Evil: Inside the Story of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting by Jonas Beiler, and Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher. "boneyard," a novel by Stephen Beachy and an unverified Amish collaborator, Jake Yoder, deals with the shootings in a fictional way. The play "The Amish Project" written by Jessica Dickie is based on these events as well. It follows two of the young girls in the schoolhouse as well as the shooter's wife.
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