"This story is true. All the characters are real and were alive during the great manhunt of April 1865. Their words are authentic and come from original sources: letters, manuscripts, trial transcripts, newspapers, government reports, pamphlets, books and other documents. What happened in Washington, D.C., that spring, and in the swamps and rivers, forests and fields of Maryland and Virginia during the next twelve days, is far too incredible to have been made up." So begins this story of the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth and gives a day-by-day account of the wild chase to find this killer and his accomplices. Based on James Swanson's adult book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, this young people's version is a look at the assassination of a president, and shows readers Abraham Lincoln the man, the father, the husband, the friend, and how his death impacted those closest to him.

Ages 11-14.

980,Lexile.

Accelerated Reader,Middle Grades,7.5,6.0,AR Quiz No. 128375.

Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,7.5,6.0,128375.

Reading Counts RC,6-8,8.3,11,Quiz: 45777,Guided reading level: Z.

Sequoyah Intermediate Masterlist, 2012.