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  Almost 150 years after the death of Abraham Lincoln, the fascination with our 16th President is stronger than ever. This November, Steven Spielberg brings us and outstanding feature film simply called Lincoln, a revealing dram that focuses on Lincoln's final months in office as he pursues a course of action to end the Civil War, re-unite the country and abolish slavery.   To accompany the movie, the film’s producers invited Harold Holzer, noted historian and the author of dozens of books on Lincoln and the Civil War-- who also served as a consultant on the movie--to write a new book especially for young readers that could become one of the official tie-ins to the movie. The result is -- Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America , A Companion Book for Young Readers to the Steven Spielberg Film Lincoln (November 20, 2012; Newmarket Press for It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins; 9780062265098; $16.99; 224 pages; hardcover), by Harold Holzer.   Prompted...