{"product_id":"death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown-9780593480069","title":"Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit \"revolutionary suicide\" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones's humble origins as a child of the Depression... to his founding of a group whose idealistic promises of equality and justice attracted thousands of followers... to his relocation of Temple headquarters from California to an unsettled territory in Guyana, South America, which he dubbed \"Jonestown\"... to his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind-control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Fleming heart-stoppingly depicts Jones's final act, persuading his followers to swallow fatal doses of cyanide--to \"drink the kool-aid,\" as it became known--as a test of their ultimate devotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a sweeping story that traces, step by step, the ways in which one man slowly indoctrinated, then murdered, 900 innocent, well- meaning people. And how a few members, Jones' own son included, stood up to him... but not before it was too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Candace Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Schwartz Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593480069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2025 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandace Fleming is the prolific and versatile award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003epraised her most recent title, \u003ci\u003eMurder Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, which received four starred reviews, as a \"chilling page-turner.\" Her previous book \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh\u003c\/i\u003e received six starred reviews, was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus, PW, Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSLJ \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year, and was hailed by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"fascinating chronicle.\" Candace's\u003ci\u003e The Family Romanov \u003c\/i\u003ealso received six starred reviews, won the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Nonfiction and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and was recognized as a Sibert Nonfiction Honor Book. Her many acclaimed picture books include \u003ci\u003eGiant Squid\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sibert Honor Book. Visit her on the web at candacefleming.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119359193133,"sku":"9780593480069","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_3b05c060-b8e2-4f1e-94d2-ae0588e1ec9b.jpg?v=1756225079","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown-9780593480069","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}