Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie Bly
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Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie Bly
By Deborah Noyes
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherPenguinImprintVikingISBN
9780803740174
Awards and HonorsALA Notable Books for Children Nominee–Summer 2016, Nonfiction
2017 Capitol Choices, Ten to Fourteen
2016 Children’s History Book Prize finalist
2016 Cybils Finalist, Middle Grade and Young Adult Nonfiction
Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie Bly
In 1887, Nellie Bly faked mental illness in order to investigate a notorious New York City asylum. This was just one of many journalism stunts that Bly pulled off during her career. Author’s note. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white period photographs, illustrations, and reproductions.
Title alpha Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie Bly
Level Nonfiction Middle Plus
Pages Count 144
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Nellie Bly (1864-1922). American journalists. Female journalists. Investigative journalism. Biography. Social activists. Nineteenth-century U.S. history.
Lexile 1210L
Trim Size 7" x 9"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2016-02-22
JLG Release Date Jun 2016
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle Plus
Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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