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 Caught! : nabbing history's most wanted
 Author: Bragg, Georgia

 Publisher:  Crown Books for Young Readers (2019)

 Dewey: 364.1092
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 218 p., ill., 23 cm

 BTSB No: 144773 ISBN: 9781524767419
 Ages: 10-14 Grades: 5-9

 Subjects:
 Arrest (Police methods)
 Arrest

Price: $23.28

Summary:
A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more!

 Illustrator: O'Malley, Kevin
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 7.10
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 505213

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (07/01/19)
   School Library Journal (08/01/19)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/07/19)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 08/01/2019 Gr 4–9—Bragg's previous two books, How They Croaked and How They Choked, can sit comfortably next to the newest companion focused on a handful of history's most wanted. Famous criminals like Jesse James and John Wilkes Booth are mentioned, but there are also lesser-known individuals like the Pearl Harbor spy Bernard Kuehn and Anna Anderson, who spent most of her life pretending she was Anastasia Romanov. In Bragg's signature style, each person is introduced with an illustration, followed by a brief biography focused on the subtitled topic of "nabbing history's most wanted" interspersed with lighthearted art and ending with a spread of facts, statistics, and defined jargon. Nothing is more captivating than Bragg's storytelling. As a package, the book's 14 personalities spanning 1412–1899 are collectively fascinating under the umbrella of unenviable criminality. In some cases, the accusations outweighed the truth. Individually, the book can provide background to a historical time period or material for a biography. Nonetheless, Bragg reins in the humor and delicately balances the facts with a lighthearted but reverent tone that offers historical context and thoughtful perspective. VERDICT Do not escape purchasing at least one copy for public and school libraries to round out a collective biography section. This can be used for a read-aloud or a history revealed display.—Alicia Abdul, Albany High School, NY - Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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