The Borden Murders
Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · May 7, 2019
With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is compulsively readable and perfect for the Common Core.
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- Who it’s for
- A notorious case unfolds amid courtroom conflict and sensational headlines.
- Genres
- Law & Crime for Kids, 19th Century U.S., Violence
- Published
- Random House Children's Books, May 7, 2019
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With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is compulsively readable and perfect for the Common Core. Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes readers along as she investigates a brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused?
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Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie’s arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets underway, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges. With inserts featuring period photos and newspaper clippings—and, yes, images from the murder scene—readers will devour this nonfiction book that reads like fiction. A School Library Journal Best Best Book of the Year “Sure to be a hit with true crime fans everywhere.” —School Library Journal, Starred
Headlines and Evidence
A notorious case unfolds amid courtroom conflict and sensational headlines.
Come here for
- The gap between newspaper sensation and what can be established
- A true-crime account centered on a historic trial
Expect
- A linear account of arrest, trial, and acquittal
- Period photos and newspaper clippings, including crime-scene images
Where it sits
| 19th Century U.S. | 97% |
|---|---|
| Law & Crime for Kids | 73% |
| Violence | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 19th Century U.S.
- Law & Crime for Kids
- Violence
- Authors
- Sarah Miller
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- May 7, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- 19th Century U.S.