Chris Crowe

Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Bound for Schools and Librarie) Chris Crowe

Publisher Marketing: The true story of a brutal murder. 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, and 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? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Review Citations: Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 593 (EAN 9780142501924, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 739 (EAN 9780142501924, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 812 (EAN 9780142501924, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 911 (EAN 9780142501924, Mass Market Paperbound) Booklist 02/15/2002 pg. 1024 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2002 pg. 489 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2002 pg. 276 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2002 pg. 40 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) School Library Journal 05/01/2002 pg. 147 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Kliatt 05/01/2002 pg. 8 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/17/2002 pg. 66 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 389 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2003 pg. 1290 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Multicultural Review 03/01/2003 pg. 101 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2003 pg. 77 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2003 pg. 81 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 389 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 593 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 739 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 812 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 911 (EAN 9780803727458, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Crowe, Chris CHRIS CROWE, a professor of English at Brigham Young University, has published award-winning fiction and nonfiction for teenagers, poetry, essays, books, and many articles for academic and popular magazines. He is a popular speaker and writer in librarian and teacher circles. He lives with his wife in Provo, Utah.