Genres
Publication
Scholastic Press (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 384 pages
Description
"James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King, Jr. had two very different life journeys -- but their paths fatally collide when Ray assassinates the world-renown civil rights leader. This book provides an inside look into both of their lives, the history of the time, and a blow-by-blow examination of the assassination and its aftermath."--Provided by publisher.
Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2019)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2019)
Cardinal Cup (Winner — 2019)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2020)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2020)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2021)
Nerdy Book Award (2018)
Just One More Page Recommendation List (Young Adult — 2019)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Grades 9-12 — 2019)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Older Readers — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
384
Physical description
384 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
0545723337 / 9780545723336
DDC/MDS
| 323.092 |
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