Reading Story of a Trial is like simultaneously watching a court case on TV and hearing the inner thoughts of the participants."This case is going to take you on a journey into an underground world."--Prosecutor Leemie Kahng"The burden of proof is always on the prosecution."--Defense Attorney Glen GarberOver one third of high school students don't know basic civics. Here is an exciting way to teach them America's system of justice. Susan Kuklin, whose nonfiction books for young readers have won many awards, gives readers the inside story of a dynamic contemporary court case and uses exclusive interviews with all the participants to explain what happened. Kuklin had unparalleled access to the prosecution, the defense, the judge, and even, after the case, the jury in a dramatic case involving a kidnapping ring in New York's Chinatown.
