| The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Contributor(s): Swanson, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545490073 ISBN-13: 9780545490078 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2013 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: 973.922 |
| LCCN: 2012041167 |
| Age Level: 12-17 |
| Grade Level: 7-12 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (1.12 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Locality - Dallas, Texas - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
| Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2016 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2016 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2015 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2015 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Middle School, 2015 Jefferson Cup, Honor Book, Older Readers, 2014 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2014 Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2016 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), Gold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction, 2013 Alabama Camellia Award, Winner, Nonfiction (Grades 6-8), 2014 Cybils, Finalist, Nonfiction-Young Adult, 2013 |
| Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 191 Publishers Weekly 09/02/2013 Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 50 PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 30 Shelf Awareness 11/26/2013 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2014 pg. 119 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 193 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER In his new young-adult book on the Kennedy assassination, James Swanson will transport readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic YA book, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER, Swanson deploys his signature you are there style -- a riveting, ticking-clock pace, with an unprecedented eye for dramatic details and impeccable historical accuracy -- to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before. The book is illustrated with archival photos, diagrams, source notes, bibliography, places to visit, and index. |
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