Monkey town : the summer of the Scopes trial /
Scopes trial
Ronald Kidd.
- 1st Simon Pulse ed.
- New York : Simon Pulse, 2007, c2006.
- 250 p ; 18 cm.
Book Links (A.L.A.). School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Junior High School.
When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father.
Scopes, John Thomas--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile fiction. Scopes, John Thomas--Trials, litigation, etc.--Fiction. Scopes, John Thomas--Fiction.
Evolution--Study and teaching--Law and legislation--Juvenile fiction. Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction. Publicity--Juvenile fiction. Evolution--Study and teaching--Law and legislation--Fiction. Fathers and daughters--Fiction. Historical fiction. Publicity--Fiction. Evolution--Study and teaching--Law and legislation--Fiction. Father-daughter relationship--Fiction. Historical fiction. Publicity--Fiction. Trials (Evolution)--Fiction.