<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction</p><p>Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature</p><p>An NPR Best Book of 2021</p><p>A <em>Washington Post</em> Best Children's Book of 2021</p><p>A <em>Publishers Weekly</em> Best Young Adult Book of 2021</p><p>A <em>School Library Journal</em> Best Book of 2021</p><p>A <em>Horn Book</em> Best Book of 2021</p><p>A compelling account of the killing of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took the Asian American community to the streets in protest, and the groundbreaking civil rights trial that followed. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz.</p><p>Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years' probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial--the first involving a crime against an Asian American--and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement.</p><p>Extensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, <em>From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry</em> is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism.</p><br /><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[An] extensive examination.... <em>From a Whisper</em> is arguably the most comprehensive overview of the gruesome events and the aftermath of trials, protests, convictions, reversals and civil suits.... Yoo is determined: not knowing is no longer an option.-- "Shelf Awareness"<br><br>A <em>Horn Book</em> Best Book of 2021<br><br>A <em>Publishers Weekly</em> Best Young Adult Book of 2021<br><br>A <em>School Library Journal</em> Best Book of 2021<br><br>A <em>Washington Post</em> Best Children's Book of 2021<br><br>A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021<br><br>A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021<br><br>An NPR Best Book of 2021<br><br>Readers will be riveted.... Highly recommended for readers interested in social justice nonfiction such as Chris Crowe's <em>Getting Away with Murder</em> and Bryan Stevenson's <em>Just Mercy</em>.-- "School Library Journal (starred review)"<br><br>Suspenseful.... [A] resonant, painstakingly recreated historical account.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"<br><br>A tremendous feat of both research and writing--and a major contribution to our inspiring and infuriating American story.-- "Steve Sheinkin"<br><br>A vivid, heartbreaking account of one of the most important moments in Asian American history. I couldn't put it down.-- "Gene Luen Yang"<br><br>Admirably objective.... Yoo discusses the resurgence of anti-Asian attitudes and rhetoric in connection to COVID-19, reinforcing the book's through line that Chin mustn't be forgotten.-- "Booklist (starred review)"<br><br>This clear and lucid account, based on in-depth research, superlatively conveys the context and significance of the events.... An accessible and compelling account of a tragedy that resonates through the decades.-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"<br><br>Yoo skillfully retells the life story of Vincent Chin [and] reminds readers of Chin's legacy 'to fight back against hate.'-- "Horn Book Magazine (starred review)"<br>