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I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Told in verse form, narrated by a teen girl who witnesses much of the Bruno Hauptmann trial for abducting and murdering the Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh baby, there is so much to think about within these pages. Although this took place in the 1930s, I think it has a lot to say about modern celebrity trials and how we turn things into spectacles, how public opinion sways events, and how humanity reacts to sad and horrifying events. Jen Bryant does an exceptional job in writing a story, based on fact and meticulously researched, that is nearly impossible to put down.


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The Trial Jen Bryant Books Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A friend lent me a copy, and I just purchased my own copy. I really liked reading about the Lindbergh trial; I really liked the author's writing style; and I REALLY liked the formatting used in the poems.
It's not possible for me to be 'chatty' about this story. Jen Bryant writes in free verse about the year of the "Bruno Hauptmann Trial" ending in February 1935. When I read the story she has embroidered around this event my mind plays a newsreel of all the happenings of those three years following the kidnapping of Anne & Charles Lindbergh's baby son from their New Jersey home. Growing up in New York State the trauma of those times affected me deeply. 'Kidnap' was a scary word, a frightening thought. Men who found their way to our back steps asking to trade their labor for meals also seemed frightening.
How different from today was the media clamor then? The insatiable, dogged press? The celebrities coming to see and be seen? The pseudo souvenirs? The doubts? The inescapable and never-ending suffering of all involved? (The author tells us there are annual reinactments of The Trial even today). And more doubts? Hauptmann who went to the electric chair still claiming his innocence, is quoted as saying, "They think when I die, the case will die. They think it will be like a book I close. BUT THE BOOK, IT WILL NEVER CLOSE"
The author hopes the book will help readers "clarify their own concepts of truth and justice." In the Author's Note, Bryant writes "The economic realities of the Great Depression, the rise of the mass media, the country's fear of war and need for emotional escape, all combined to make the Flemington (NJ) trial a true national spectacle."
The graphics are appropriate and clever; the 'chapter headings' copy old Smith Corona type. 'Versified' stories happen to appeal to me; I hope they do not put off young people (especially boys) who could "osmose" some 1930s history as well as those concepts mentioned above.
Jen Bryant weaves stories into this sad history and has developed them against the backdrop of an ordinary town with characters that are likeable. Seventh-grader Katie Leigh Flynn, who acts as a pinch-hitting court stenographer for her temporarily disabled journalist uncle, has troubled moments, real for her age. She grows through the experience and there is a perspective shared in this retelling that offers some healing.
REVIEWER MCHAIKU suggests that "THE TRIAL" is good reading, and another 'Young Adult' book ripe for adult consumption.
I enjoyed The Trial, an historical novel by Jen Bryant. I think you will too. The Trial is a quick read about Charles Lindbergh, who was a Kardashian of his time. The night of March 1, 1932, Lindbergh’s baby was kidnapped from home. A couple of days later the baby was found dead in the woods. The Trial follows 12-year-old Katie Leigh Flynn, an up and coming journalist who is covering the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man that supposedly murdered Charles Lindbergh Jr. The story is told through poems written by Katie. She writes that, “I was expecting someone older and meaner and uglier and, well, more like criminals are supposed to look - more like the movies. Bruno Richard Hauptmann is not tall or ugly or handsome or fat or muscular or scarred. He looks like Mr. Hughes, my fourth grade teacher, and a little like Mr. Loreen, who runs the gas station on the corner of North Main.” Katie’s poetry does not have a set form, it is free write. I liked the use of poetry to tell the story.

The Trial is not only about the kidnapping of Lindbergh’s baby. Because the story is told through Katie’s eyes the reader gets to learn little details about people involved in the trial, like the judge and alleged murderer’s wife. It also talks about Katie’s life as a kid in a small boring neighborhood. The book shows us the dark side in people by showing abusive parents, criminals, alcoholism, and how it affects others around them. The Trial is a suspenseful mystery even though you think you might know the outcome. The book has an adult theme, but the story is told through a middle schooler’s eyes. I recommend this book for middle schoolers and high schoolers because it is a very interesting book that you can probably read in a matter of hours.
My daughter is in 5th grade and is reading this book with her class and loved it.
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I gave this book four stars because it was a true life event that happened in 1932. This book pertains to the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Bruno was the man who allegedly kidnapped Charles Lindbergh's baby. Mr. Lindbergh's was a famous aviator and American Hero. This book is how a 12 year old named Katie witnessed the trial with her uncle which is a reporter. It is a well written book but you must read the entire book to find out what happens to the Lindbergh baby and the end of the trial.
Used this book for several years. Works well with middle school lower level readers. Kids are fascinated with the kidnapping story and wonder if justice was served by the time they finish reading.
I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Told in verse form, narrated by a teen girl who witnesses much of the Bruno Hauptmann trial for abducting and murdering the Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh baby, there is so much to think about within these pages. Although this took place in the 1930s, I think it has a lot to say about modern celebrity trials and how we turn things into spectacles, how public opinion sways events, and how humanity reacts to sad and horrifying events. Jen Bryant does an exceptional job in writing a story, based on fact and meticulously researched, that is nearly impossible to put down.