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Mississippi Trial 1955 By Chris Crowe

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1. What is the difference between a. and a. Introduce your book (Title, Author, Number of Pages, Main Characters, Setting): I read the book “Mississippi Trial, 1955”. Written by Chris Crowe. It has 231 pages of text. The main character is Hiram. There are others, but he is the main one. It takes place in Mississippi. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? BRIEFLY Summarize the book’s plot (Tell what the main conflict is and how it’s resolved): The book is based on the true story of Emmett Till’s murder. Hiram is a native of Mississippi. He tells us about his love for life, family, and food. Hiram finds out that his grandfather is racist and was a part of the murder of Emmett. Hiram confronts his grandfather about his racist mind and eagerness to commit murder on a child. His grandfather confesses but is not regretful of his actions, Hiram leaves back to Arizona to reunite with his father. …show more content…

What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? How did this book make you feel? Why do you need to be a member? What did the author do to enhance the feeling (use specific examples from the book)? The book made me feel excited about what was going to happen next. I wanted to know who killed Emmitt and how. I wanted to know what the reason was and if they were going to go for Hiram next. I got far into the book, but stopped because I lost interest. Once I got toward the end I could not stop reading because this was when he started putting pieces together and confronting his grandfather, but no one else in fear of being killed

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