Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780439903547)

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.

Author: James L. Swanson
ISBN-10: 0439903548
ISBN-13: 9780439903547
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.74w x 0.78d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.5
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 128375 / Chasing Lincoln's Killer

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Runner-Up
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2008 pg. 41
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2008 pg. 466 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 01/01/2009 pg. 129
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2009 pg. 49
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2009
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2009 pg. 129
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2009
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw