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Assassin

by Anna Myers
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Bella isn't evil. But even people with good intentions can end up doing bad things. Especially when they meet people with the power to persuade them to do almost anything, like John Wilkes Booth-the most charismatic and famous actor of his time.
So when Booth sets his sights on Bella, an assistant seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln, to help with his plot to kidnap President Lincoln, he is able to persuade her to betray her president and even turn her back on the boy she has loved her entire life. Bella believes Booth is only trying to force the North to release Southern war prisoners, and will not harm her dear friend Mr. Lincoln. But the kidnapping plot fails, and now Booth will stop at nothing—even if it means harming Bella in the process.
Anna Myers has crafted a provocative new look at the Lincoln assassination through the eyes of both a young White House insider and the assassin himself. An author's note provides the historical background to this tragic event.

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  • Release date

    November 1, 2012

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9780802723802

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      • ISBN: 9780802723802
      • File size: 2222 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 790
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2005
      Gr 7 Up -Through the device of a fictional young woman interacting with historical figures, Meyers provides readers with a glimpse of the people, events, and surroundings of a dramatic time in history In alternating chapters, John Wilkes Booth and Arabella Getchel, a 14-year-old White House seamstress, relate the story. Booth's unstable emotional state is revealed in his zealous passion for the Confederacy and intense hatred of the Union as symbolized by President Lincoln. The novel offers a good opportunity for discussion about the assassin, his motivations, and, in this case, how he drew an unsuspecting girl into his scheme. An author's note delineates truth from fiction." -Denise Moore, O'Gorman Junior High School, Sioux Falls, SD"

      Copyright 2005 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.2
  • Lexile® Measure:790
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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