Kent State by Deborah Wiles. Scholastic, 2020. Middle school and up.During the turbulent times of the late 1960's, America was divided over the War in Viet Nam. On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, the National Guard was called to quell a student protest on the campus. Pandemonium ensued. Four students were shot and killed.
Deborah Wiles uses this real event to provide voices that represent many of the people who were there. From students to community members to guardsmen and others, people of diverse beliefs and cultures speak about what they saw and felt. Told in blocks of spoken text by unnamed characters, the book would make a dramatic impact as a spoken performance. Wiles uses her extensive research to describe what happened at Kent State and to encourage readers to take a stand for what they believe in.
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