{"product_id":"suspect-red-paperback","title":"Suspect Red - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. M. Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fourteen-year-old boy sets out to solve a mystery and prove his patriotism in this riveting and suspenseful spy novel, uniquely blended with real-life historical details, from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author L.M. Elliott.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1953, and Richard and his family believe deeply in American values and love of country. The United States has just executed an American couple convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Senator Joe McCarthy wages a zealous hunt for \"subversives\" and communist sympathizers. Everyone is on edge in the standoff between communism and democracy, and with a father working for the FBI, Richard knows which side he stands on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet when a boy named Vlad moves in down the street with his Czechoslovakian family, their bold ideas about art and politics bring everything into question for Richard. Although he's quickly drawn to Vlad's confidence, musical sensibilities, and passion for literature, Richard-longing to prove he's a good American-begins to suspect Vlad's family may be involved with the very ideas McCarthy is trying to root out. As the nation's paranoia spirals out of control, blurred lines between friend and foe could lead to a betrayal that destroys lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaturated with the ominous atmosphere of the 1950s where paranoia, suspicion, loyalty oaths, blacklists, political profiling, hostility to foreigners, and guilt by association divide the nation, and punctuated with photos, news headlines, ads, and quotes from the era, this tense, breakneck novel breathes new life into a troubling chapter of our history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. M. Elliott \u003c\/b\u003e(www.LMElliott.com) is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnder a War-Torn Sky, \u003c\/i\u003ea NCSS\/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies, Jefferson Cup Honor Book, one of Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year, and winner of the Borders' Original Voices Award, and its companions, \u003ci\u003eA Troubled Peace\u003c\/i\u003e (also a NCSS\/CBC Notable) and \u003ci\u003eAcross a War-Tossed Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (a Jefferson Cup Overfloweth title). Her \u003ci\u003eSuspect Red\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the impact of McCarthyism and the 1950s Red Scare, won the Grateful American Book Prize, is a Bank Street College of Education Best Book, a NCSS\/CBC Notable, a TXLA Tayshas High School Recommended Reading, and finalist for the PA Young Readers Award. Her recent titles include \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e, a NCSS\/CBC Notable, Bank Street College of Education Best Book, and a Kirkus Best 100 YA Books 2021; \u003ci\u003eHamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book and Grateful American Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eLouisa June and the Nazis in the Waves. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suspect Red\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058275541216,"sku":"9781423159834","price":10.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/ZQdMnMJ-Qz9781423159834.webp?v=1781542927","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/suspect-red-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}