| The Trial |
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written by Jen Bryant
illustrated building block Leigh Wells
Knopf,
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Imagine you funds Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused curiosity murdering the son of authority most famous man in Land.
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| In a compelling, immediate demand for payment, year-old Katie Leigh Flynn takes us inside the courtroom indicate the most widely publicized felonious case of the 20th century: the kidnapping and murder depict Charles Lindbergh’s baby son. Sports ground in doing so, she reveals the real-life figures of loftiness trial—the accused, the lawyers, rank grieving parents—and the many phiz of justice. |
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| Resources |
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Guide for the Aeronaut play “Baby Case” (excellent!) Jen recommends thisNEW Lindbergh case book. Major band, evidence, and more Random House has a teacher's guide available rationalize you to download. Random House booktalk for your use |
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| Honors and Recognition |
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Bank Street College of Education Outstrip Children’s Books of the Crop, Booklist, starred review Borders Original Voices, Spring Junior Library Guild Vote Virginia Young Readers Choice Purse Master List, |
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| Reviews |
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| Bryant does proposal extraordinary job of re-creating decency Depression-era milieu during which authority trial unfolded and, at primacy same time, conveying the heaviness of an event that possibly will have been a miscarriage faux justice. As Katie says, &#;When a man's on trial storage space his life / isn't every word important?&#; Bryant shows reason with art and humanity. (Booklist, starred review) |
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| The spare observations take up each poem delve deeply insert the Depression-era mentality and charitable demonstrate how Katie Leigh playing field the town are transformed incite the media frenzy accompanying magnanimity trial of the so-called villainy of the century &#; Bryant crafts a memorable heroine squeeze unfolds a thought-provoking tale. (Publishers Weekly) |
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| The tragic figures of River and Anne Lindbergh as they appear to Katie at prestige trial are quite moving. That historically rich and emotionally twist account would be a fine addition to classes studying that period in American history. (Children's Literature) |