Real Justice: Police Mr. Big Sting Goes Wrong, The Story of Kyle Unger - Hardcover

Brignall, Richard

 
9781459408630: Real Justice: Police Mr. Big Sting Goes Wrong, The Story of Kyle Unger
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1459408632 ISBN 13: 9781459408630
Verlag: Lorimer Children & Teens, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

On the night of June 23, 1990, teenage friends Kyle Unger and John Beckett made a last-minute decision to attend a music festival near Roseisle, Manitoba. They were loners, not the popular kids at school. But on this night they seemed to finally fit in. They had fun, played games, drank, and hung around bonfires with other people. The next morning, a sixteen-year-old girl was dead. By the next week, Kyle was charged with her murder. Due to insufficient evidence he was let go, but the Mounties were convinced he was the killer.

They laid a trap, called the Mr. Big operation, for Kyle. With offers of money, friends, and a new criminal lifestyle, the RCMP got Kyle to confess to the murder. But the confession was false—he had not been the killer. He was convicted and sent to prison.

For the next twenty years Kyle fought for his freedom. He was finally acquitted in 2009.

This book tells the story of an impressionable but innocent teenager who was wrongfully convicted based on the controversial Mr. Big police tactic.

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Críticas

"As a high interest-easy reading book written at the 4th grade level, this title has many things to recommend it for leisure reading for struggling readers in middle school and high school . . . There is much here to engage teens in thinking about and discussing the actions of the teens that led to both the murder and the mistaken prosecution of Kyle Unger."--Holly Willett,"Educator at Rowan University" (03/29/2015)

"Interesting read. It slammed home for me the importance of choices, consequences, and chance. This could be use in literature circles with struggling readers. I think it might spark lively discussions."--Judy Gottschalk,"Educator at White Salmon Schools, NetGalley Reviewer" (03/28/2015)

"Richard Brignall writes in a detailed and clear manner that make it easy to follow the story along. As a middle school teacher I know of multiple students who would be interested in story and I will be adding a copy of this to my classroom library."--Jonathan Heeringa,"Educator at Pacific Heritage Academy, NetGalley Reviewer" (03/27/2015)

"[B]lissfully easy to read. . . This would be a welcome book in our hi-lo collection. It has all the great elements: grit, true crime, a wrong made right, and unintimidating amount of pages."--Mandy Peterson,"Librarian at Schuyler Central High School" (04/03/2015)

"In my opinion, this will be a helpful book in a civics or government class. It's another of those books that will lend itself to a good debate or conversation amongst students who are working or thinking through ways that the justice system can be held accountable to the people it represents . . . I recommend it to my readers and also to teachers who may want to stir up a good conversation or debate in their social studies classroom. 5/5 Stars."--Jerry Hillyer,"Educator at Buckeye Avenue Elementary School" (05/05/2015)

"The low-key, just-the-facts writing conveys the horrific nature of the murder and the miscarriage of justice in a way that's accessible to YA readers. A revealing look at what works and what needs to be fixed in the criminal justice system."--Barb Dinan,"Librarian at Plymouth Library, NetGalley Reviewer" (05/25/2015)

"The text of this latest volume is easy-to-read and informative as it explains details about the judicial system and methods of policing. Recommended."--Val Ken Lem, "CM: Canadian Review of Materials "

"I find value in this book for its intended audience because of the author's relentless critical thinking, his overturning of comfortable stereotypes, and his willingness to state in print blunt truths that most of us prefer remain unspoken. The book left me wanting to read further volumes in the series, and I would strongly recommend it for classrooms serving readers struggling with literacy and for community libraries serving vulnerable youth, as well as for any teen readers interested in policing, crime, and justice. It is an impressive book."--Leslie Vermeer, "Resource Links "

"I am a massive fan of true crime books and this one did not disappoint . . . The book is a really good tale on a well known issue in Canadian law."--Donna Maguire,"NetGalley Reviewer" (07/30/2015)

"[A Police Mr. Big Sting Goes Wrong] presented the case from all the angles: the victim, the bystanders and the accused . . . It was an amazing read; it really got under my skin."--Sandy Steckler,"NetGalley Reviewer" (08/08/2015)

Reseña del editor

On the night of June 23, 1990, teenage friends Kyle Unger and John Beckett made a last-minute decision to attend a music festival near Roseisle, Manitoba. They were loners, not the popular kids at school. But on this night they seemed to finally fit in. They had fun, played games, drank, and hung around bonfires with other people. The next morning, a sixteen-year-old girl was dead. By the next week, Kyle was charged with her murder. Due to insufficient evidence he was let go, but the Mounties were convinced he was the killer.

They laid a trap, called the Mr. Big operation, for Kyle. With offers of money, friends, and a new criminal lifestyle, the RCMP got Kyle to confess to the murder. But the confession was false—he had not been the killer. He was convicted and sent to prison.

For the next twenty years Kyle fought for his freedom. He was finally acquitted in 2009.

This book tells the story of an impressionable but innocent teenager who was wrongfully convicted based on the controversial Mr. Big police tactic.

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Verlag
Lorimer Children & Teens
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1459408632
ISBN 13 
9781459408630
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
136
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