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At a glance

Published
2020
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Kent State

Deborah Wiles

Multiple voices tell the events of May 4, 1970, when the National Guard shot student protesters at Kent State.

  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021
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Themes

Activism & justiceReal lives & historyWar & conflict

Mood

Feels sad, tense.

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