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Getting away with murder : the true story of the Emmett Till case / by Chris Crowe.

Crowe, Chris, (author.).

Summary:

Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0803728042
  • ISBN: 9780803728042
  • Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher information and cover art may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128).
Formatted Contents Note:
The boy who triggered the civil rights movement -- Kicking the hornets' nest -- The boy from Chicago -- The wolf whistle -- Setting the stage -- Getting away with murder -- Aftershocks.
Target Audience Note:
1210L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.7 5 69598.
Subject:
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 > Juvenile literature.
African American teenage boys > Mississippi > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Crimes against > History > Mississippi > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Lynching > Juvenile literature.
Lynching > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Racism > Juvenile literature.
Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) > Mississippi > Juvenile literature.
Racism.
Mississippi > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 23 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 24 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sneads Ferry Branch Library YA 364.15 CRO (Text) 36015001129861 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library J 364.152 CRO (Text) 50503300074699 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library YA 364.15 CRO (Text) 540191002016015 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters 364.152 C (Text) 31781018832244 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/26/2026
Cumberland Headquarters J364.152 C (Text) 31781041234640 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Dorothy Wightman Library JB TILL CRO (Text) 30372100909560 Juvenile Biography Available -
Elkin Public Library J 364.1523 CRO (Text) 8000100690421 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Erwin Public Library J 364.1523 Cro (Text) 33631001569683 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library JB TILL (Text) 640191002992314 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Hampton B. Allen Library J 364.15 C (Text) 18198000441107 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -