Hiding in Plain Sight by Beth Anderson and Sally Wern Comport - ADVISABLE

Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the race to save Abraham Lincoln by Beth Anderson, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Calkins Creek (Astra), 2025. $19. 9781635928235

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SOME

President-elect Abraham Lincoln was on his way from Illinois to his inauguration in Washington DC, but in order to arrive, he had to pass through Baltimore, a Southern States stronghold, with virulent anti-Lincoln sentiments. Word has reached the ears of the Pinkertons that an assassination plot was planned, heard by the vigilant ears of Kate Warne, one of Pinkerton's most trusted agents. Can they convince Lincoln to shift his plans even a little in order to avoid the danger?

If your school talks about inaugurations or covers Lincoln’s presidency, I can see adding Anderson’s book. It is interesting reading and the atmospheric illustrations add to the noir feeling of the whole. It all depends on who in your building would use it. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS