The Lindbergh Child by Rick Geary

Geary, R. (2008). The Lindbergh child. New York: NBM Comics Lit.

80 pages

ISBN: 9781561635290 (Hardcover), Price: $15.95

Other Formats: Paperback and eBook

Recommended for ages 12 and up

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Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection (WordCat)

The Graphic Format

Annotation: The case of the Lindbergh kidnapping is one of the most infamous and tragic events that occurred in the 20^th Century. Author and Illustrator Rick Geary brings the details of this chilling crime to life through the use of black and white line drawings.

It all started back in 1927 when 25-year-old American Aviator Charles Lindbergh made headlines due to crossing the Atlantic Ocean alone by plane (Open book to page 7). Overnight, Mr. Lindbergh becomes a highly recognizable personality and his face is plastered in newspapers around the globe. During the next several years, the aviator settles down and marries Anne Morrow, and within a year, Anne gives birth to their 1^st child, Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (Flip to page 9). Unfortunately, the press and the general public are relentless in its fascination with Mr. Lindbergh and his new family. Because of this obsession, a number of crazed individuals surface in the hope of extorting money from Lindbergh, for they were desperate to make a buck during the Great Depression. While the Lindbergh family is staying in their New Jersey home in 1932, young Charles Jr. vanishes from his crib one evening, never to be found alive again (Open book to drawing of an empty crib). To this day, the events that transpired on that dark night remain a mystery (Hold up front cover of book).

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