Tommy: The Gun That Changed America

By Karen Blumenthal

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Hardcover edition

Publisher Macmillan Imprint Roaring Brook ISBN

9781626720848

Awards and Honors Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Nonfiction, Older Readers
New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2015
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2015, Nonfiction
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Informational Books for Older Readers
2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Nonfiction

Tommy: The Gun That Changed America

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Crime: General,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore,Violence: Cruelty to Animals,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Strong Violence

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How did the Tommy gun, advertised as “On the Side of Law and Order,” become the weapon of choice for terrorists, gangsters, and bank robbers during the 1920s and ’30s? Bibliography. Source notes. Index. Black-and-white photographs, documents, and maps.

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AR Level 8.3 AR Points 6.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey 683.4 Title alpha Tommy: The Gun That Changed America Level History High Pages Count 240 Genre Nonfiction Topics History of the Thompson submachine gun. John Taliaferro Thompson (1860-1940). History of guns and gun laws. Gangsters and organized crime. The National Rifle Association. J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972). The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Twentieth-century history. SRC Level 11.700000 SRC Points 10.000000 Lexile 1180L Trim Size 6" x 9" JLG Span Spring Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2015-06-29 JLG Release Date Jun 2015 Minimum grade 9 Maximum grade 12 Reading level High Format Print

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