Bonnie and Clyde
The Making of a Legend
$43.66
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2018
Summary
Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious—and celebrated—outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way.
“Takes readers on a wild spree, masterfully capturing the zeitgeist of Depression-era America, when dead-ends and despair could turn teenagers into killers, and killers into legends.” —Candace Fleming, award-winning author of The Family Romanov
“Mean, tragic, and glamorous.” —Deborah Noyes, author of Ten Days a Madwoman
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451471222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451471229 |
| Author: | Karen Blumenthal |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Viking Juvenile |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 493g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 157mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
“Blumenthal has written more than a crime narrative or a biography of the famous outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The book presents a social and cultural snapshot of the duo’s times” –School Library Journal“Through her use of narrative nonfiction, Blumenthal builds a gripping story for readers of all ages…Blumenthal weaves her detailed account of history into a suspenseful tale that reads very much like a novel.” –Voya
About The Author
Karen Blumenthal
Karen Blumenthal is a critically acclaimed children’s nonfiction writer and former journalist for The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of seven nonfiction books for young readers, including Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, and Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
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