One of my advanced fifth grade social studies students introduced me to
Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin. With a lexile level of 930 and high interest subject matter, this book is a great nonfiction choice for strong readers who also enjoy history. The plot revolves around a crazy scheme hatched by a group of counterfeiters in the 1870s to steal the remains of Abraham Lincoln from a memorial in Springfield, Illinois and hold them for ransom. It details the efforts of the newly formed Secret Service agency to thwart the plan.
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