The President Has Been Shot!
When hearing the phrase, "the President has been shot," you are immediately drawn into the topic because of the implied magnitude of those words. Rebecca Jones crafts an interesting journey in this book, looking at the four Presidents who were assassinated in addition to the two Presidents who survived assassination attempts. In each chapter, Jones delves into not just the President's life, but the life of his assassin, adding a layer of perspective and information that largely is glossed over in schools today. Additionally, Jones brings in interesting narrative hooks, like the twenty year curse, which refers to a President dying every twenty years. While the curse is largely just a coincidence of events, its inclusion adds an aspects of mystique to an already interesting topic. Students will be drawn to this book because of its title, but as they read, they will gain information excluded from traditional textbooks and experience history through a new perspective.