The Borden Murders
By
Sarah Miller
Read by
André Santana
Release:
09/19/2023
Runtime:
7h 50m
Unabridged
Quantity:
Like a historical version of ‘Law & Order,’ the book chronologically reviews and defines the case in lively prose…Miller presents the macabre subject matter so objectively that readers will find their opinions of Borden’s criminal potential shifting from chapter to chapter.
The New York Times Book Review
Nominated for Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Master List, 2019
Among shortlisted titles for Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, 2017
Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, 2017
Nominated for Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Master List, 2019
Among shortlisted titles for Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, 2017
Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, 2017
Nominated for Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Master List, 2019
Among shortlisted titles for Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, 2017
Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, 2017
With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is compulsively listenable and perfect for the Common Core.
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes listeners along as she investigates a brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused? Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie’s arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets under way, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges.
Listeners will devour this nonfiction book that reads like fiction.
A School Library Journal Best Best Book of the Year
"Sure to be a hit with true crime fans everywhere." —School Library Journal, Starred
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes listeners along as she investigates a brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused? Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie’s arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets under way, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges.
Listeners will devour this nonfiction book that reads like fiction.
A School Library Journal Best Best Book of the Year
"Sure to be a hit with true crime fans everywhere." —School Library Journal, Starred
Release:
2023-09-19
Runtime:
7h 50m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593828779
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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