Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781620916032)

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book

NEW FROM 2018 SIBERT MEDALIST LARRY DANE BRIMNER Here is the story of 19 men from the film industry who were investigated for suspected communist ties during the Cold War, and the 10--known as the Hollywood Ten--who were blacklisted for standing up for their First Amendment rights and refusing to cooperate.

World War II is over, but tensions between the communist Soviet Union and the US are at an all-time high. In America, communist threats are seen everywhere and a committee is formed in the nation's capital to investigate those threats. Larry Dane Brimner follows the story of 19 men--all from the film industry--who are summoned to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities. All 19 believe that the committee's investigations into their political views and personal associations are a violation of their First Amendment rights. When the first 10 of these men refuse to give the committee the simple answers it wants, they are cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted.

Author: Larry Dane Brimner
ISBN-10: 1620916037
ISBN-13: 9781620916032
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2018
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.9
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 501017 / Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 92
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018 pg. 164
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2018
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 97
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
Shelf Awareness 12/11/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory