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Mississippi Trial, 1955

By Chris Crowe

By Chris Crowe

By Chris Crowe

By Chris Crowe

By Chris Crowe
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By Chris Crowe
Read by Victor Bevine

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Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Nov 24, 2003 | ISBN 9780142501924 | Young Adult

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May 27, 2002 | ISBN 9781440650314 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $18.00

Jan 08, 2019 | 364 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Mississippi Trial, 1955

    Winner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Novel. This gripping read is based on the true events of the murder of Emmett Till, one of the nation’s most notorious crimes that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.


    At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer. Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to “know their place.” When Emmett’s tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know?

    About Mississippi Trial, 1955

    As the fiftieth anniversary approaches, there’s a renewed interest in this infamous 1955 murder case, which made a lasting mark on American culture, as well as the future Civil Rights Movement. Chris Crowe’s IRA Award-winning novel and his gripping, photo-illustrated nonfiction work are currently the only books on the teenager’s murder written for young adults.

    About Mississippi Trial, 1955

    Winner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Novel. This gripping story is based on the true events of the murder of Emmett Till, one of the nation’s most notorious crimes that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.


    At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer. Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to “know their place.” When Emmett’s tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know?

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    About Chris Crowe

    Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in Illinois, New Mexico, and California before his parents settled down in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High and McClintock High School. He attended Brigham Young University… More about Chris Crowe

    About Chris Crowe

    Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in Illinois, New Mexico, and California before his parents settled down in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High and McClintock High School. He attended Brigham Young University… More about Chris Crowe

    About Chris Crowe

    Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in Illinois, New Mexico, and California before his parents settled down in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High and McClintock High School. He attended Brigham Young University… More about Chris Crowe

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Speak
    Nov 24, 2003 | 240 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780142501924

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Speak
    May 27, 2002 | 240 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781440650314

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 08, 2019 | 364 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780525628033

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    Praise

    “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

    Awards

    ALA Notable Book WINNER

    International Reading Association Children’s Book Award WINNER

    Notable Books for a Global Society Award WINNER

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