Shattered is a tender, heartrendering story of a young man who had a way of making a better person our of everyone he came in contact with; most of all, his best friend, Sean Parker. In an attempt to deal with his grief, after Chris' tragic death, Sean made it his mission in life to reach young people with athe message that life is a gift. It is too precious to waste.
Having experienced the heartache of losing a friend to drinking and driving, Peterson's close friends personally testify to the fact that the #1 cause of teen deaths literally leads to a dead end. Yet, Parker ungently asks, " How many people have to say it's wrong? How many public service messages have to be made? How many people have to die before it sinks in?"