ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS • Based on the true story of a tragic murder that helped spark the Civil Rights movement.
“Gripping.”—BCCB
“Will get readers thinking.”—Publishers Weekly
A brutal murder rocks a sleepy southern community.
At first, Hiram is excited to be visiting his favorite grandfather in Greenwood, Mississippi. But before long Hiram begins to feel that the small town is not the place he remembers from his childhood. Then 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 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?
WINNER ALA Notable Book
WINNER International Reading Association Children's Book Award
WINNER Notable Books for a Global Society Award
"Will get readers thinking."--Publishers Weekly
"Teen readers will find themselves caught up in Hiram's very real struggle to do the right thing."--Kirkus Reviews
"This book belongs in all collections to show young readers the full range of American history."--School Library Journal
"This is a thoughtful story that rises above a mere retelling of one episode in the South's racist past."--Children's Literature
ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS • Based on the true story of a tragic murder that helped spark the Civil Rights movement.
“Gripping.”—BCCB
“Will get readers thinking.”—Publishers Weekly
A brutal murder rocks a sleepy southern community.
At first, Hiram is excited to be visiting his favorite grandfather in Greenwood, Mississippi. But before long Hiram begins to feel that the small town is not the place he remembers from his childhood. Then 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 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?
Awards
WINNER ALA Notable Book
WINNER International Reading Association Children's Book Award
WINNER Notable Books for a Global Society Award
Praise
"Will get readers thinking."--Publishers Weekly
"Teen readers will find themselves caught up in Hiram's very real struggle to do the right thing."--Kirkus Reviews
"This book belongs in all collections to show young readers the full range of American history."--School Library Journal
"This is a thoughtful story that rises above a mere retelling of one episode in the South's racist past."--Children's Literature
