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Title: Nightjohn
Author: PAULSEN GARY
Format: PAPERBACK
Imprint: LAUREL LEAF
Price: $13.00
Publishing status: Active
Historical fiction. Twelve-year-old Sarny’s brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read. Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars. He had escaped north to freedom, but he came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment, Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn. Set in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen’s groundbreaking novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. It is a meticulously researched, historically accurate, and artistically crafted portrayal of a grim time in America’s past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters. Winner Young Hoosier Book Award, Notable ALA. (12+ years)
ISBN: 9780440219361