The Borden Murders by Sarah Miller

The Borden Murders by Sarah Miller

With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is compulsively readable and perfect for the Common Core.

Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.

In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes readers along as she investigates a brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused? Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie's arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets under way, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges.

With inserts featuring period photos and newspaper clippings--and, yes, images from the murder scene--readers will devour this nonfiction book that reads like fiction.

A School Library Journal Best Best Book of the Year

Sure to be a hit with true crime fans everywhere. --School Library Journal, Starred

Into the Mind of Gideon Rayburn and The Other Girl are two of Sarah Miller's young adult novels. She attended Amherst College and grew raised in western Massachusetts. Details, Men's Health, Glamour, Mademoiselle, TV Guide, and Philadelphia Weekly are among the publications for which she has written. Nevada City, California is her home.

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ISBN 13	9780553498080
ISBN 10	0553498088
Title	The Borden Murders
Author	Sarah Miller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2016-01-12
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Short-listed for Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers 2017, Nominated for Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Master List 2019, Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award 2017
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.