Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
by James L. Swanson
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 40,499
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193762, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Civil rights workers
- Assassins
- Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998--Juvenile literature
- Ray, James Earl
- King, Martin Luther
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Assassination
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
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History Selection, 2018
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