Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

By: David Grann

Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Jon Lindstrom, Joe Ochman

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.

Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off.

As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection to bring an end to the deadly crime spree. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

In this youngification of the adult bestseller, critically acclaimed author David Grann revisits the gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. It is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to continue for so long and provides essential information for young readers about a shameful period in U.S. history.

Critic reviews

★ "An eye-opening, challenging, and thoroughly sourced saga that will open the door to many necessary conversations." —Booklist, starred review

★ "A young readers treatment that is just as imperative and enthralling as its parent text."—School Library Journal, starred review

★ "There is no shortage of jaw-dropping information in Killers of the Flower Moon. Grann entices younger readers with a mystery worthy of fiction and grips them with a thriller."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

"This compelling page-turner highlights criminal exploitation of Osage people and the work of the modern FBI." —Kirkus Reviews

Heartbreaking and Real

This book is an important read for anyone who lives in the US. The narrator changed halfway through and that was weird.

Outstanding

A marvelous, telling of a cruel story. This is a story that everyone should hear. Excellent!

very good book

very well told book we'll ridden audio biography, good to listen to, narrative was good.

the injustice to natives that still goes on!

well written the narrative was great! you could almost feel the caracters come alive! Etter than the movie!

Thorough and Insightful Storytelling

I am an adult, and I chose the young readers version because history books are tok hardcore for me. However, this rendition was perfect and highlighted the atrocious events that happened in Osage County and Oklahoma. I highly recommend this version!