Chasing Lincoln’s Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth

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Hardcover
Author: James L. Swanson
Publisher: Scholastic
Publish Date: February 2009
Language: English
Reading Level: 7.5
EAN: 9780439903547

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Overview

New York Times bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin.

Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.

Details

Pages: 208
Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.74 x 0.78 in
Lexile Score: 980
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus (MG+)
Point Value: 6
ISBN: 0439903548

Awards

2012 Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee (Intermediate)
2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee (Middle School)
2012 Volunteer State Book Awards - Runner-Up (Middle School)
2011 Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee (High School)
2010 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee (Grades 6-9)
2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2010 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Junior Book)