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Lincoln's Grave Robbers
Lincoln's Grave Robbers | Steve Sheinkin
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A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body! The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd --and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between the two groups. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.
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Johanna414
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My goal is to read more nonfiction this school year so I've been reading this during one of my prep periods a few days a week. I'd still rather be reading fiction, but I did enjoy this; I think I'll be sticking with the young readers nonfiction. Any suggestions for what I should read next?

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Johanna414
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A little ashamed of myself tonight... Just looked back at the notebook I've been keeping of books I've read since January 2013. In that time I have read 343 books - and only 8 were non-fiction... #librarianfail

brilliantglow A few months ago, I created an excel spreadsheet to analyze my reading habits and discovered that 90% of the books I'd read were by white women from the U. S. I usually don't pay much attention to who the author is so I was kind of shocked by this. Needless to say I've been diversifying since. #diversitymatters 8y
Johanna414 @brilliantglow I'm definitely trying to be more of a well-rounded reader, but it's easy to slip into that comfort zone... 8y
brilliantglow @Johanna414 too true! It takes constant effort to stay out of the comfort zone. 8y
LastSplash @Johanna414 Still!...343 is quite a feat! 8y
Johanna414 @LastSplash one of the perks of being a librarian- I can make the argument that I'm "reading for work" 8y
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Johanna414
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When you're trying to read in the teachers' lounge and a coworker won't stop talking to you... Can't you tell I'm busy?!?!

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Omg, the worst part about civility for bookworms. 8y
JacintaMCarter Just start reading out loud instead of responding. 8y
Gayan I do not understand how people can just talk and talk while I have my nose firmly planted in a book. I feel your pain. 😡 8y
SusanInTiburon They can keep talking, if that's what makes them happy. I just keep reading, cuz that's what makes me happy. 8y
Johanna414 @SusanInTiburon I love that strategy! 8y
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