Book Detail
Blanche on the Lam |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Neely, B. | Illustrator: |
| Title: Blanche on the Lam | Date: 1992 |
| Publisher: Penguin Books | City: New York, NY |
| ISBN, paperback: | ISBN, hardback: 0-14-017439-7 |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): fiction, mystery | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| A spunky African-American woman, who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy southern family with many secrets, must solve a murder in order to clear herself. Blanche relies on her own intelligence and an "old girl" network of domestics. The language is occasionally "adult." The interesting plot defies easy prediction. | |
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| Because the plot contains many surprising turns, teachers could use the DR-TA strategy. The story contains many elements of race relations in the south that would lead to class discussions: Why don't her employers realize that she had never worked for them? What happens when there are "white" and "black" children of the same father? Because Blanche is such a fully developed character, teachers might want to use the book to launch a lesson on writing character essays. This may be a book that teachers encourage mystery buffs to read on their own. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activityhttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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