Chris Crowe was born in Danville, Illinois, and attended schools in
Illinois, New Mexico, and California before his parents settled
down in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated from McKemy Junior High
and McClintock High School. He attended Brigham Young University on
a football scholarship (and played in the 1974 Fiesta Bowl) and
earned a BA in English. He taught English at McClintock High for 10
years while attending Arizona State University part-time, earning
his masters and doctorate degrees.
He is the author of several books, most notably MISSISSIPPI TRIAL,
1955, which won several awards, including the 2003 International
Reading Association's Young Adult Novel Award. His nonfiction book,
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE EMMETT TILL CASE,
was an Jane Addams Honor book. His first children's book, JUST AS
GOOD: HOW LARRY DOBY CHANGED AMERICA'S GAME, appeared in 2012. His
newest book is a historical novel DEATH COMING UP THE HILL,
scheduled to be released in October 2014.
Chris married his high school sweetheart, and they live in Provo,
Utah, where he works in the English department at BYU. They are the
parents of four children and grandparents of two lovely girls and
three handsome boys.
A Jane Addams Book Award Honor book
An Orbis Pictus recommended book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A School Library Journal Best Book
"This book is a mandatory addition to all libraries because of the
impact and importance this crime had on our history." —School
Library Journal
"Crowe's powerful, terrifying account does justice to its subject
in bold, direct telling, supported by numerous archival photos and
quotes from those who remember, including Emmett's
mother." —Booklist
"Crowe pays powerful tribute to a boy whose untimely death spurred
a national chain of events." —Publishers Weekly
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