Mississippi Trial, 1955
$19.83
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2003
Summary
ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Based on the true story of a tragic murder that helped spark the Civil Rights movement.
“Gripping.” - BCCB “Will get readers thinking.” - Publishers Weekly
A brutal murder rocks a sleepy southern community.
At first, Hiram is excited to be visiting his favorite grandfather in Greenwood, Mississippi. But before long Hiram begins to feel that the small town is not the place he remembers from his childhood. Then he crosses paths with…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142501924 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142501921 |
| Author: | Chris Crowe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 108mm x 175mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Critics Review
Will get readers thinking. (Publishers Weekly)
“Will get readers thinking.”–Publishers Weekly
“Teen readers will find themselves caught up in Hiram’s very real struggle to do the right thing.”–Kirkus Reviews
“This book belongs in all collections to show young readers the full range of American history.”–School Library Journal
“This is a thoughtful story that rises above a mere retelling of one episode in the South’s racist past.”–Children’s Literature
Chris Crowe
Chris Crowe is the author of several books, most notably Mississippi Trial, 1955, which won several awards, including the 2003 International Reading Association’s Young Adult Novel Award. His nonfiction book, Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case, was an Jane Addams Honor book. His first children’s book, Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America’s Game, appeared in 2012. Chris married his high school sweetheart, and they live in Provo, Utah, where he works in the English department at BYU. They are the parents of four children and grandparents of two lovely girls and three handsome boys.
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