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They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
Contributor(s): Bartoletti, Susan Campbell (Author)

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ISBN: 061844033X     ISBN-13: 9780618440337
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American
Dewey: 322.420
LCCN: 2009045247
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 1180(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.44" W x 9.74" L (1.64 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Cultural Region - South
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Black History
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2011
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2011
Grand Canyon Reader Award, Recommended, Tween Nonfiction, 2014
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, High School, 2012
Carolyn W. Field Award, Nominee, Children's, 2011
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2010
Publishers Weekly 07/26/2010
Booklist 08/01/2010 pg. 48
School Library Journal 08/01/2010 pg. 117
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2010 pg. 106
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 11/15/2010 pg. 14
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 11
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2010 pg. 34
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 138631
Reading Level: 9.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Boys, let us get up a club.

With those words, six restless young men raided the linens at a friend's mansion, pulled pillowcases over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee in 1866. The six friends named their club the Ku Klux Klan, and, all too quickly, their club grew into the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire with secret dens spread across the South.

This is the story of how a secret terrorist group took root in America's democracy. Filled with chilling and vivid personal accounts unearthed from oral histories, congressional documents, and diaries, this account from Newbery Honor-winning author Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a book to read and remember. A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist.

Contributor Bio(s): Bartoletti, Susan Campbell: - Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal. She lives in Moscow, Pennsylvania. Visit her website at www.scbartoletti.com.
 
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