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YA, YA Nonfiction

Kent State

By Deborah Wiles

Kent State is a powerful work of art, a historical record of a national tragedy and a call to action for every American.

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Review of ‘Kent State’

Deborah Wiles was 16 years old on May 4, 1970, when she heard the news that the National Guard had opened fire on college students who had been protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio. Four students were killed and nine were wounded, one of whom was left paralyzed. Two of the…

Interview with Deborah Wiles

Two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles reckons with a dark moment in American history.

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