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Mississippi Trial, 1955

by Chris Crowe
Victor Bevine
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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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Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780525628040
  • File size: 174870 KB
  • Release date: January 8, 2019
  • Duration: 06:04:18

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  • ISBN: 9780525628040
  • File size: 174888 KB
  • Release date: January 8, 2019
  • Duration: 06:07:16
  • Number of parts: 6
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Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

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Lexile® Measure:870
Text Difficulty:4-5

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?
Expand title description text
Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780525628040
    File size: 174870 KB
    Release date: January 8, 2019
    Duration: 06:04:18

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780525628040
    File size: 174888 KB
    Release date: January 8, 2019
    Duration: 06:07:16
    Number of parts: 6

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
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  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 870
    Text Difficulty: 4-5
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