Chris Crowe

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Historical fiction / 4 available

Winner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Novel.Thisgripping read is based on the true eventsof the murder of Emmett Till,one of the nation's most notorious crimesthat 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?

Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Like New

Listed - A year ago

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Ships From - New York

Est. Publication Date - Nov 2003

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