Author

Publication

2008-02-12 - Knopf Books for Young Readers

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Library Binding

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Classifications

  • LCCPZ7.5.B792 Rin 2008

Description

The year is 1925, and the students of Dayton, Tennessee, are ready for a summer of fishing, swimming, some working, and drinking root beer floats at Robinson's Drugstore. But when their science teacher, J. T. Scopes, is arrested for having taught Darwin's theory of evolution in class, it seems it won't be just any ordinary summer in Dayton.As Scopes' trial proceeds, the small town is faced with astonishing, nationwide publicity: reporters, lawyers, scientists, religious leaders, and tourists. But amidst the circus-like atmosphere is a threatening sense of tension--not only in the courtroom, but among even the strongest of friends. This compelling novel in poems chronicles a controversy with a profound impact on science and culture in America--and one that continues to this day.From the Hardcover edition.

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Other Editions

  • Ringside, 1925Library BindingKnopf Books for Young Readers2008-02-12

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