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Compass in the Blood
By Coles, William E.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68983-181-2
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.
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Reviewed on June 1, 2001
Gr 9-Up Dee Armstrong, a college freshman interested in journalism, gets caught up in trying to find out the truth behind a scandalous local story and embarks on an all-consuming investigation. Having written an award-winning paper about the real-life century-old crime the previous year, the young woman knows the published facts: In 1902, Katherine Soffel, the wife of a Pittsburgh prison warden, allegedly fell in love with one of two brothers awaiting execution and helped them escape. She fled with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
