Lincoln’s Grave Robbers

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Hardcover
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Scholastic
Publish Date: January 2013
Language: English
Reading Level: 6.6
EAN: 9780545405720

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Overview

A true crime thriller — the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body!

The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln’s body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd –and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between the two groups. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln’s tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.

Details

Pages: 224
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 in
Lexile Score: 930
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 5
ISBN: 0545405726

Awards

2016 Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee (Tween Nonfiction)
2016 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee (Grades 4-8)
2015 Beehive Awards - Nominee (Informational)
2015 Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's Book)
2015 Sasquatch Award - Nominee (Children/Young Adult)
2014 Alabama Camellia Award - Nominee (Nonfiction (Grades 6-8))
2014 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Ten to Fourteen)
2014 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Junior Book)
2014 Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended (Young Adult)
2013 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner (Nonfiction)