The Confusion and the Quiet

"The Confusion and the Quiet" is a collection of remembrances of the events of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, as told fifty years later by a number of former ninth grade, J.L. Long Junior High students. it is a snapshot of the abrupt disruptions of everyday lives of young, middle class teenagers living in East Dallas and the indelible mark it left on a generation of children, many of whom witnessed the last few moments of President Kennedy's life [back cover].