Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe

Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe

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 Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to "know their place."

When Emmett's 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?

Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in Illinois, New Mexico, and California before settling in Tempe, Arizona, with his parents, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High and McClintock High School. He received a football scholarship at Brigham Young University, where he played in the 1974 Fiesta Bowl and got a degree in English. He taught English at McClintock High School for ten years while also pursuing his master's and doctorate degrees at Arizona State University on a part-time basis. He is the author of various works, the most well-known of which is MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, published in 1955 and winner of numerous accolades, including the 2003 International Reading Association's Young Adult Novel Award. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE EMMETT TILL CASE, his nonfiction work, was a Jane Addams Honor book.

JUST AS GOOD: HOW LARRY DOBY CHANGED AMERICA'S GAME, his first children's book, was published in 2012. His most recent book is DEATH COMING UP THE HILL, a historical thriller set to be released in October 2014. Chris married his high school love, and the two now reside in Provo, Utah, where Chris works in the BYU English department. They have four children and are grandparents to two beautiful girls and three wonderful sons.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780142501924
ISBN 10	0142501921
Title	Mississippi Trial, 1955
Author	Chris Crowe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Australia
Year published	2003-11-24
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Winner of ALA Notable Book., Winner of International Reading Association Children's Book Award., Winner of Notable Books for a Global Society Award.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.