Nightjohn |
Publication Information
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Author: Paulsen, Gary |
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Title: Nightjohn |
Date: 1993 |
Publisher: Delacorte |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-385-30838-8 |
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Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
An escaped slave returns to the South to teach others how to read. This 92-page book is very bleak, and the violence is quite graphic. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Although the occasional use of dialect may confuse readers, this bleak portrayal of slavery and of the determination of slaves to learn to read may provide powerful reading. It may be used in a U.S. history unit (1830-1860) or in a unit on the African-American experience. As a follow up, students may want to discuss the symbolic versus real power of reading and the importance of literacy. |
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