Antoinette tuff prevented a mass shooting at an elementary school last year by calming down the mentally ill gunman. One woman saved an atlanta school under siege by antoinette tuff and alex tresniowski. Wouldbe school shooters brother thinks antoinette tuff is getting too much attention tuff gets call from president obama tuff, who works as a bookkeeper at mcnair discovery learning academy, immediately engaged hill, sharing with him stories of her own. The inspiring true story of how one woman saved an atlanta school under siege jan 28, 2014. It starts with antoinette tuff, a woman who faced her. The inspiring true story of how one woman saved an atlanta school under siege tuff, antoinette, miles, robin, tresniowski, alex on. Antoinette shares her unexpected journey in becoming an everyday hero and the details of her conversation in the crosshairs with corporations, nonprofits, churches, schools, and universities. Under siege antoinette tuff, robin miles, alex tresniowski on. Antoinette tuff says her faith guided her through the scariest moment of her life. Michael brandon hill entered the school with a loaded rifle and, though nobody was hurt in the process, exchanged fire with police. Antoinette tuff has been showered with praise from everyone from the u. Follow antoinette tuff and explore their bibliography from s antoinette tuff author page. Where is the georgia school shooter michael brandon hill. Click on image to search and find electronic books ebooks online at.
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The inspiring true story of how one woman saved an atlanta school under siege by antoinette tuff at barnes. Antoinette tuff praises her sons independence in several passages of the book, but he takes issue with her physical description of his legs as useless and curled up beneath him and other. Antoinette tuff, the woman who stopped a school shooting, on gods preparation video antoinette tuff started her day on aug. Jan 28, 2014 antoinette tuff writes book prepared for purpose. The dekalb county school district dcsd is a school district headquartered at 1701 mountain industrial boulevard in unincorporated dekalb county, georgia, united states, near stone mountain and in the atlanta metropolitan area. In a 16minute sitdown interview with atlantas wsbtv channel 2, antoinette tuff relays her drawnout interaction with hill, who loaded his weapon in front of her and declared his intention to.
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With toni braxton, trevor morgan, yaya dacosta, david manzanares. On august 19, 20, antoinette tuff was a school bookkeeper, severely depressed that her husband of 33 years had recently left and faced the daunting challenges of raising a son with multiple disabilities and a daughter in law school as a single mom. Antoinette tuff keynote speaker book for your event. Wouldbe school shooters brother thinks antoinette tuff. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antoinette tuff books online. If it were not for a brave woman named antoinette tuff, that day would have ended in tragedy. The book however, didnt sit well with tuff s son, derrick. Antoinette tuff, the woman who stopped a school shooting. Hero book keeper antoinette tuff met 911 dispatcher kendra mccray in person for the first time in a surprise meeting on cnns anderson. The antoinette tuff story, was a reminder of the attempted georgia school shooting. In 20, tuff became a hero after she prevented a mass shooting. How one woman talked the wouldbe georgia school shooter. Atlanta school under siege by antoinette tuff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Explore books by antoinette tuff with our selection at.
Prepared for a purpose by antoinette tuff is a fascinating mixture of one womans horrifying experience with an attempted school shooting and her equally interesting life. The real antoinette tuff the woman behind the lifetime movie. Audiences of all ages are inspired and motivated by this story of one womans faith and raw courage the only school active shooter situation in the nation which occurred without. Hero is not the word i would use to describe myself on august 20. Antoinette tuff has written a book alex tresniowski called prepared for a purpose. Antoinette tuff survived a standoff with a gunman cnn. Recently, antoinettes story became a lifetime movie, faith under fire starring toni braxton and was based on her bestselling book, prepared for a purpose. Now, the christian mother is sharing her story of hope and resilience, and her conviction. Antoinette tuff audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Read dekalb church helped anchor antoinette tuff through the pain by michelle hiskey for saportareport here. Yet the story doesnt start with those first steps michael hill took into that atlanta elementary school. Meet antoinette tuff, the woman who stopped the atlanta school shooter. The inspiring true story of how one woman saved an atlanta school under siege unabridged audiobook download 9781610458559 by antoinette tuff, alex tresniowski. Listen to the entire 911 call from a decatur, georgia, school bookeeper antoinette tuff who talked to the suspect. Prepared for a purpose by antoinette tuff, 9780764212727, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On the day that antoinette tuff considered suicide, she realized that all of her challenges had prepared her for a purpose.
She saved 800 students by making three key decisions. Antoinette tuff hailed as true hero out of georgia. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Antoinette tuff has been making her way around the circuits promoting her book and to my surprise i. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
Antoinette tuff tells alleged school shooter she loves him in 911 call. Tuff worked at the schools front office, and was the one who made hill put his weapon down and surrender. Hero bookkeeper who talked down georgia school shooter. Antoinette tuffs son disputes his portrayal in moms memoir. Antoinette tuff who foiled atlanta school shooting speaks. Mcnair learning academy an elementary school in georgia when someone walked. Meet antoinette tuff, the woman who stopped the atlanta. Download audiobooks by antoinette tuff at and save. Antoinette tuff books list of books by author antoinette. Antoinette tuff quotes antoinette tuff quotes showing 11 of 1 hero is not the word i would use to describe myself on august 20. Antoinette tuff quotes author of prepared for a purpose. Antoinette tuff, the bookkeeper credited with preventing another school shooting like the newtown tragedy, tonight received a phone call from president obama.
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