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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100802796435
ISBN-139780802796431
eBay Product ID (ePID)57107669
Product Key Features
Book TitleAssassin
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicHistorical / General, Biographical / United States, General, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), People & Places / United States / General
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorAnna Myers
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
SynopsisBella 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., John Wilkes Booth--the most charismatic and famous actor of his time--persuades Bella, an assistant seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln, to help with his plot to kidnap President Lincoln. When the plot fails, Booth will stop at nothing--even if it means harming Bella., This provocative look at the Lincoln assassination allows readers to see through the eyes of both a young White House insider and the infamous assassin himself. Bella isn't evil. But even people with good intentions can do bad things. Especially when they meet people with the power to persuade them to do almost anything, like John Wilkes Booth--the most famous actor of his time. The charming booth recruits Bella, an assistant seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln, in a ploy to kidnap President Lincoln. Under the guise of trying to free Southern war prisoners, Booth convinces Bella to betray the president and even turn her back on the boy she has loved her entire life. But the kidnapping plot fails, and now Booth will stop at nothing--even if it means harming Bella in the process. Exciting historical fiction exploring the Lincoln assassination through the eyes of a young White House insider and the assassin himself. An author's note provides the historical background to this tragic event.
