A Time to Kill Contributor(s): Grisham, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 080412115X ISBN-13: 9780804121156 Publisher: Random House Large Print Publishing OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Legal |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 770 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.70 lbs) 784 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 17846 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in the small southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own... |