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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Mar, Alex.     Subjects     Cooper, Paula, 1970-2015.     Female juvenile delinquents -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Juvenile delinquents, Black -- Case studies.     Murder -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Capital punishment -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Victims of crimes -- Attitudes.     Forgiveness -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mar, Alex.       by title:      Seventy times seven ...       by call number:      070.449362 M298s     Search the Web     Mar, Alex.     Cooper, Paula, 1970-2015.     Female juvenile delinquents -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Juvenile delinquents, Black -- Case studies.     Murder -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Capital punishment -- Indiana -- Case studies.     Victims of crimes -- Attitudes.     Forgiveness -- Indiana -- Case studies.       MARC Display

Seventy times seven : a true story of murder and mercy / Alex Mar. by Mar, Alex. Penguin Press, 2023. Call #: 070.449362 M298s Subjects Cooper, Paula, 1970-2015.   Female juvenile delinquents -- Indiana -- Case studies.   Juvenile delinquents, Black -- Case studies.   Murder -- Indiana -- Case studies.   Capital punishment -- Indiana -- Case studies.   Victims of crimes -- Attitudes.   Forgiveness -- Indiana -- Case studies. ISBN:  9780525522157 (hc.) Description:  368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "On a spring afternoon in 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a fifteen-year-old girl kills an elderly woman in a violent home invasion. In a city with a history of racial tensions and white flight, the girl, Paula Cooper, is Black, and her victim, Ruth Pelke, is white and a beloved Bible teacher. The press swoops in. When Paula is sentenced to death, no one decries the impending execution of a tenth grader. But the tide begins to shift when the victim's grandson Bill forgives the girl, against the wishes of his family, and campaigns to spare her life. This tragedy in a midwestern steel town soon reverberates across the United States and around the world—reaching as far away as the Vatican—as newspapers cover the story on their front pages and millions sign petitions in support of Paula. As Paula waits on death row, her fate sparks a debate that not only animates legal circles but raises vital questions about the value of human life: What are we demanding when we call for justice? Is forgiveness an act of desperation or of profound bravery? As Bill and Paula's friendship deepens, and as Bill discovers others who have chosen to forgive after terrible violence, their story asks us to consider what radical acts of empathy we might be capable of. In Seventy Times Seven, Alex Mar weaves an unforgettable narrative of an act of violence and its aftermath. This is a story about the will to live—to survive, to grow, to change—and about what we are willing to accept as justice. Tirelessly researched and told with intimacy and precision, this book brings a haunting chapter in the history of our criminal justice system to astonishing life."--From publisher. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 070.449362 M298s Core Collection - Adult Transit Request Add Copy to MyList

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