false <![CDATA[Nightjohn]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179827582m/960495.jpg 960495 6 Imagine being beaten for learning to read, shackled and whipped for learning a few letters of the alphabet. Now, imagine a man brave enough to risk torture in order to teach others how to read; his name is Nightjohn, and he sneaks into the slave camps at night to teach other slaves how to read and write. Celebrated author Gary Paulsen writes a searing meditation on why the ability to read and write is radical, empowering , and so necessary to our freedom. These skills threaten our oppressors because they allow us to communicate--to learn the real status of our slavery and to seek liberation. In this tightly written, painful, joyous little novel is a key that may unlock the power of reading for even the most reluctant teens. 1044917 1993 Nightjohn total:639|5:179|4:214|3:181|2:47|1:18| 639 2406 763 98 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 25 03:54:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 03:54:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 26 18:01:12 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:01:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 17 16:18:55 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 16:40:55 -0700 2009
Nightjohn is about a 12 year-old girl, Sarny, who is a Slave on a plantation in the South. She has no blood family and lives among other slaves on the Waller plantation. One day a new slave, John, is brought in. While John appears to hav...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 16:01:51 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 16:06:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 11:40:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:48:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 14 20:38:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 08:06:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:40:09 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:49:00 -0700 2009
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Told from the perspective of twelve-year-old Sarny, the historical Nightjohn shares the trials of the slaves on the Waller plantation. Sarny, a quiet outsider who can’t ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 02 11:47:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:06:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Mar 18 22:58:51 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 12:17:01 -0700 2008 Title: Nightjohn
Genre: historical fiction
Publication Info: Bantam Doubleday. New York. 1993.
Recommended Age: 12 and up

Plot Summary: Sarny is a twelve-year-old black girl who is too little to be working in the fields. She frequently cleans the y...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Dec 07 10:37:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:41:19 -0800 2008 It is very short. My English class read it together as part of our civil rights unit. It's the story of a young slave girl who is ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 10 13:28:02 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 13:28:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 08:40:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 15:36:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 12:10:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 12:53:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:40:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:46:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 11:47:30 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 12:44:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:34:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:36:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 23:42:46 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 23:44:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 08:46:04 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 08:56:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:49:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:51:02 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=960495