The Incredible '60s: The Stormy Years That Changed America
Jules Archer History for Young Readers
School year: Year 7No. of pages 288
Published: 2015
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This book is part of a book series called Jules Archer History For Young Readers .
This book is aimed at children at US 6th grade-6th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.
There are 288 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2015 by Skyhorse Publishing .
Todd Gitlin was a political activist in the New Left of the 1960s and contributed to the so-called underground press. His latest book is Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street . He lives in New York City. Jules Archer was one of the most respected names in nonfiction for young people. During his lifetime he published over seventy books, which have been translated into twelve languages throughout the world.
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"Synthesizing his usual solid, exhaustive research, personal experiences, and consummate skill as a prose wordsmith, Archer presents a sweeping but readable and objective overview of the decade that contained 'the stormy years that changed America.'"
School Library Journal, starred review
"Archer combines exhaustive research with personal experiences in his sweeping overview of ten 'stormy years,' illustrated with outstanding news photos. Ancient history for today's teens, perhaps but as readable as today's headlines."
School Library Journal, "Best Books 1986"
"Archer involves readers by assessing the important role young people played in events and satisfying thirst for the history surrounding their parents' nostalgia....Fact-filled, comprehensive and well told."
Kirkus Reviews
"Synthesizing his usual solid, exhaustive research, personal experiences, and consummate skill as a prose wordsmith, Archer presents a sweeping but readable and objective overview of the decade that contained 'the stormy years that changed America.'"
School Library Journal, starred review
"Archer combines exhaustive research with personal experiences in his sweeping overview of ten 'stormy years,' illustrated with outstanding news photos. Ancient history for today's teens, perhaps but as readable as today's headlines."
School Library Journal, "Best Books 1986"
"Archer involves readers by assessing the important role young people played in events and satisfying thirst for the history surrounding their parents' nostalgia....Fact-filled, comprehensive and well told."
Kirkus Reviews
