Hot Pursuit. Soft Cover. By Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon, illustrated by Craig Orback. It was the Freedom Summer of 1964. Civil rights workers Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Cheney were driving through rural Mississippi. When a police cruiser flashed its lights behind them, they hesitated. Were these law-abiding officers or members of the Ku Klux Klan? Should they pull over or try to outrun their pursuers? The last day in the lives of these courageous young men is re-imagined in this gripping story. With President Obama in the White House, and a newly elected first ever black mayor elected in the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, where this story takes place, tales of the Civil Rights movement and accomplishments are more relevant than ever. This story reinforces the Jewish commitment to Civil Rights for young readers.

Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5, 40 pages, 6 5/8 x 9 1/4