A wreath for Emmett Till / Marilyn Nelson ; illustrated by Philippe Lardy.
By: Nelson, Marilyn.
Contributor(s): Lardy, Philippe [ill.].
Material type: BookPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005Description: [42] p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 22 cm.ISBN: 9780618397525 (trade bdg.); 0618397523 (trade bdg.).Other title: Emmett Till.Subject(s): Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile poetry | African Americans -- Crimes against -- Juvenile poetry | African American teenage boys -- Juvenile poetry | Trials (Murder) -- Juvenile poetry | Murder victims -- Juvenile poetry | Hate crimes -- Juvenile poetry | Mississippi -- Juvenile poetry | Lynching -- Juvenile poetry | Children's poetry, American | Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Poetry | African Americans -- Crimes against -- Poetry | African American teenage boys -- Poetry | Trials (Murder) -- Poetry | Murder victims -- Poetry | Hate crimes -- Poetry | Mississippi -- Poetry | Lynching -- Poetry | Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Poetry | African Americans -- Poetry | Teenagers -- Poetry | Boys -- Poetry | Trials (Homicide) -- Poetry | Murder victims -- Poetry | Hate crimes -- Poetry | Mississippi -- Poetry | Lynching -- PoetryDDC classification: 811/.54 Awards: Green Mountain Book Award 2009-10Summary: This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.Booklist starred
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This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.
Young Adult
Green Mountain Book Award 2009-10
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