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Death in the Jungle

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming
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    About Death in the Jungle

    How 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.

    Using 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.

    And 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.

    Here 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.

    About Death in the Jungle

    How 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.

    Using 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.

    And 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.

    Here 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.

    About Death in the Jungle

    How 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.

    Using 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.

    And 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.

    Here 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.

    About Death in the Jungle

    How 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.

    Using 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.

    And 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.

    Here 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.


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    About Candace Fleming

    Candace Fleming is the prolific and versatile award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. Her most recent title, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, received six starred reviews, was a Kirkus, PW, Booklist, and SLJ Best Book of the

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    About Candace Fleming

    Candace Fleming is the prolific and versatile award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. Her most recent title, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, received six starred reviews, was a Kirkus, PW, Booklist, and SLJ Best Book of the

    … More about Candace Fleming

    About Candace Fleming

    Candace Fleming is the prolific and versatile award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. Her most recent title, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, received six starred reviews, was a Kirkus, PW, Booklist, and SLJ Best Book of the

    … More about Candace Fleming

    About Candace Fleming

    Candace Fleming is the prolific and versatile award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. Her most recent title, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, received six starred reviews, was a Kirkus, PW, Booklist, and SLJ Best Book of the

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    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Apr 29, 2025 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593480069

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $22.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Apr 29, 2025 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593480076

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Apr 29, 2025 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593480083

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 29, 2025 | 587 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9798217015160

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    Praise

    ★ “Extraordinary and illuminating.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “Teens fascinated by cults will find plenty of that here, but they’ll also come away with a more nuanced understanding of a highly sensationalized historical event.” —Booklist, starred review

    ★ “Riveting…. this fascinating and disturbing work will help readers ‘recognize the destructive groups in their own midst.'” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    ★ “[A]n engrossing exploration of just how easily good intentions can drag people down the wrong path if led by a charismatic speaker with a skill for manipulation.” —The Bulletin, starred review

    ★ “Fleming’s writing is riveting….Gripping and wrenching.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “It’s a testament to Fleming’s storytelling prowess that the book becomes more and more compelling despite our knowledge of the outcome.” —The Horn Book, starred review

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