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Trials (Murder)

Monster

Walter Dean Myers

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the cou

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The Innocent Man

John Grisham

Presents a comprehensive study of the controversial murder trial involving baseball player Ron Williamson.

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GRI

Kissing the Rain

Kevin Brooks

Fifteen-year-old Moo Nelson, shy, overweight, and bullied by his classmates, finds his life spinning out of control after he witnesses a car chase and a fight that results in a murder.

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A Wreath for Emmett Till

Marilyn Nelson

This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.

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For Laci

Sharon Rocha

Sharon Rocha recounts the events surrounding her daughter, Laci Peterson's, murder, the trial of Laci's husband Scott, and her own personal struggle to overcome her daughter's death.

364.152
ROC

Offer of Proof

Robert Heilbrun

Public Defender Arch Gold is the only thing standing in the way of a conviction and death penalty sentence for a young black man accused of murder.

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A Wreath for Emmett Till

Marilyn Nelson

This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.

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Witness

Amber Frey

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Arc of Justice

Kevin Boyle

Chronicles the trial in 1925 of Dr.

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Twelve Angry Men

Reginald Rose

A short play in three acts adapted from the television show.

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