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A Wreath for Emmett Till

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4 out of 5
Based on 192 Ratings and 64 Reviews

Book Description
In 1955, people all over the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen-year-old African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket funeral, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew wide media attention.

Award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson reminds us of the boy whose fate helped spark t... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages48
ISBN-100618397523
ISBN-13978-0618397525
Publication Date04/04/2005
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About Marilyn Nelson (Author) : Marilyn Nelson is a published author and a translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Marilyn Nelson include A Wreath for Emmett Till, Freedom Business, Pem... more
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About Philippe Lardy (Illustrator) : Philippe Lardy is a published illustrator of young adult books. Published credits of Philippe Lardy include A Wreath for Emmett Till.
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