{"product_id":"mississippi-trial-1955-9780142501924","title":"Mississippi Trial, 1955","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Novel. \u003cb\u003eThis gripping read is based on the true events of the murder of Emmett Till, one of the nation's most notorious crimes\u003c\/b\u003e that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer. Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to know their place. When Emmett's tortured dead 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142501924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 4.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e59706 \/ Mississippi Trial, 1955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chris Crowe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470905790645,"sku":"9780142501924","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7fa0daf2-8e01-4d80-b937-fc944da55fd4.jpg?v=1612927587","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mississippi-trial-1955-9780142501924","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}