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Starred Review on January 1, 2021 | Middle To High School
Gr 5–8—Middle grade readers will certainly be aware of Abraham Lincoln's assassination at the hand of John Wilkes Booth in April 1865, but they might not know Lincoln was constantly dogged by assassination threats from the time he began running for president until his death. The narrative takes readers from just after Election Day in 1860 to when Lincoln was sworn in as president in March 1861. Unbeknownst to Lincoln, h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More