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OverviewThe year is 1925 and Dayton, Tennessee, is the hottest and the sleepiest place on earth. That is, until the day fifteen-year-old Frances Robinson's dad has John Scopes arrested for teaching evolutionary theory in schools. Overnight, the world's most famous thinkers are flocking to Dayton to ask, Are people really descended from monkeys? Suddenly everything Frances has ever believed about the world, her father, and truth seems like a lie. And worst of all, Johnny Scopes, her secret crush, is crumbling right beside her. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald KiddPublisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Imprint: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9781442442115ISBN 10: 1442442115 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 07 June 2011 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsReminiscent of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird -- SLJ , starred review Author InformationRonald Kidd is the author of the highly acclaimed Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial, as well as On Beale Street. His novels of adventure, comedy, and mystery have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |