An account of the lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald and the events leading to Kennedy’s assassination. Adapted from the author’s best-selling Killing Kennedy. List and photographs of key players. Afterword. Photo family tree. Photo and list of the crew of USS PT-109. Text of John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. Quotes from Jackie and John F. Kennedy. Description of a film of Kennedy’s assassination. Summary of the Warren Commission report. Facts about the early 1960s. Time line. List of places to visit. Further resources. Bibliography. Sources. Index. Black-and-white photographs and maps. Full-color photo insert.
Title alpha Kennedy’s Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 336
Genre Nonfiction
Topics John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). The Kennedy assassination. Lee Harvey Oswald (1939-1963).
Lexile 1050L
Trim Size 7" x 9"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2013-06-10
JLG Release Date Sep 2013
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
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