Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

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Most Dangerous is the award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth. In 1964, Daniel Ellsburg was a U.S. government analyst, helping to plan a war in Vietnam. It was the height of the Cold War, and the government would do anything to stop the spread of communism-with or without the consent of the American people. As the fighting in Vietnam escalated, Ellsburg turned against the war. He had access a top-secret government report known as the Pentagon Papers, and he knew it could blow the lid off of years of government lies. But did he have the right to expose decades of presidential secrets And what would happen to him if he did it A lively book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, the 2015 National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin as a leader in children's nonfiction. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum. Praise for Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War: 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner A 2015 National Book Award finalist A 2015 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon book A 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist Selected for the 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List "Steve Sheinkin is a master of fast-paced histories . . . [this] is Sheinkin's most compelling one yet. " -Washington Post "Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review By Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights: Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War

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2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner
A 2015 National Book Award finalist
A 2015 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon book
A 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist
Selected for the 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List

"Gripping." --New York Times Book Review

"Lively, detailed prose rooted in a tremendous amount of research, fully documented. . . Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Sheinkin has done again what he does so well: condense mountains of research into a concise, accessible, and riveting account of history. . . [This book] will keep readers racing forward." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Powerful and thought-provoking." --Booklist, starred review

"Fast-paced and fascinating. . . backed up by meticulous research." --VOYA, starred review

Thoroughly researched, thoughtfully produced, and beautifully written . . . a timely and extraordinary addition to every library. --School & Library Journal, starred review

Immediate and compelling . . . Here, [Sheinkin] has outdone even himself. --The Horn Book, starred review

A thrilling ride.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

Sheinkin's most compelling one yet. --The Washington Post

Young people in the United States are growing up in a vastly changed world, one where endless war and all-pervasive surveillance is a matter of course. 'Most Dangerous' will help them understand how it has become so. --The New York Times Book Review

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Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of fast-paced, cinematic histories for young readers. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights, was a finalist for the National Book Award and received the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon was a Newbery Honor Book, a National Book Award Finalist, and winner of the Sibert Award and YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Steve lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children. stevesheinkin.com