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Nightjohn
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Author : Gary Paulsen
language : en
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Release Date : 2011-08-31
Nightjohn written by Gary Paulsen and has been published by Laurel Leaf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That's why they don't want us reading." -- Nightjohn "I didn't know what letters was, not what they meant, but I thought it might be something I wanted to know. To learn."--Sarny 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--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 twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn. Set in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen's groundbreaking new 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 our nation's past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters.
Sarny
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Author : Gary Paulsen
language : en
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Release Date : 2011-08-31
Sarny written by Gary Paulsen and has been published by Laurel Leaf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Many readers of Nightjohn have wanted to know what happened to Sarny, the young slave whom Nightjohn taught to read. Here is Sarny's story, from the moment she leaves the plantation in the last days of the Civil War, suddenly a free woman in search of her sold-away children. Her search takes her to New Orleans and the home of the mysterious and remarkable Miss Laura. Like Nightjohn, Miss Laura changes Sarny's life, and she helps Sarny pass Nightjohn's gift on to new generations. This riveting saga follows Sarny until her last days in the 1930s and gives readers a panoramic view of America in a time of trial, tragedy, and hoped-for change.
Nightjohn
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Author : Paulsen Gary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Nightjohn written by Paulsen Gary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with categories.
The questions, topics, and author biography that follow are designed to enhance your group's reading and discussion of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. We hope that they will provide you with new ways of looking at--and talking about--a book that is widely
Nightjohn
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Author : Gary Paulsen
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Nightjohn written by Gary Paulsen and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
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.
City Of Night
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Author : John Rechy
language : en
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Release Date : 2021-05-20
City Of Night written by John Rechy and has been published by Serpent's Tail this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Fiction categories.
Bold and inventive in style, City of Night is the groundbreaking 1960s novel about male prostitution. Rechy is unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling 'youngman' and his search for self-knowledge among the other denizens of his neon-lit world. As the narrator moves from Texas to Times Square and then on to the French Quarter of New Orleans, Rechy delivers a portrait of the edges of America that has lost none of its power. On his travels, the nameless narrator meets a collection of unforgettable characters, from vice cops to guilt-ridden married men eaten up by desire, to Lance O'Hara, once Hollywood's biggest star. Rechy describes this world with candour and understanding in a prose that is highly personal and vividly descriptive.
Nightjohn
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
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Nothing But The Night
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Author : John Williams
language : en
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Nothing But The Night written by John Williams and has been published by University of Arkansas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Poetry categories.
First published in 1948, Nothing but the Night marked the auspicious beginning of John Williams' career as a novelist--a career that would go on to include the classics Stoner and the National Book Award winning Augustus. In the person of Arthur Maxley, Williams investigates the terror and the waywardness of a man who has suffered an early traumatic experience. As a child, Maxley witnessed a scene of such violence and of such a nature tat the evocation of Greek tragedy is inescapable. now, years later, we move through a single significant day in the grown Arthur Maxley's life, the day when he is to meet his father, who has been absent for many years. With rare economy and clarity, the story moves at an ever-increasing pace to its unforgettable end.
The Dead Of Night
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Author : John Marsden
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 1997-09-29
The Dead Of Night written by John Marsden and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-29 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Australia has been invaded. Nothing is as it was. Six teenagers are living out their nightmare in the sanctuary of a hidden valley called Hell. Alone, they make their own rules, protect what is theirs, and struggle for courage and hope in a world changed forever. Seeking supplies, allies, and information, the friends make forays into enemy territory, drawing on nerve and resourcefulness they never even knew they had. As the risks become greater, so too do the sacrifices they must make. Intense, passionate, and compulsive, The Dead of Night continues the frighteningly real story begun in Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Nightjohn
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Author : Bill Cain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
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Darker Than Night
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Author : John Lutz
language : en
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Release Date : 2010-05-21
Darker Than Night written by John Lutz and has been published by Pinnacle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-21 with Fiction categories.
A desperate ex-cop searches for a shadowy killer in a thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author: “One of the masters of the police novel.” —Ridley Pearson A killer dubbed “The Night Prowler” has turned the city that doesn’t sleep into a town kept awake by terror. Unseen, he enters couples’ homes. Unsuspected, he lingers until the perfect moment arrives. He leaves “gifts” for his victims—before taking their lives. Enter ex-homicide cop Frank Quinn, still reeling in the wake of an elaborate setup that ended his career. For Quinn, this isn’t just any job—it’s a last chance to salvage his reputation. As the investigation proceeds, the murderer loses no time stalking new prey: a loan officer and her high-earning husband; a couple who made a killing in the stock market; a pretty actress and her prosperous lover. With the body count rising, it’s up to Quinn to unlock the mystery of a madman’s past and end his bloody reign. Quinn’s got his work cut out—because in a city the size of New York, any one of eight million faces could be that of a killer—or his next target . . . “I’ve been a fan of John Lutz for years.” —T. Jefferson Parker “John Lutz just keeps getting better and better.” —Tony Hillerman “Some writers just have a flair for imaginative suspense, and John Lutz is one of them.” —Jeremiah Healy “John Lutz is the new Lawrence Sanders.” —Mystery Scene “Lutz knows how to seize and hold the reader’s imagination.” —The Plain Dealer “Lutz’s real gift is to evoke detective work better than anyone else.” —Kirkus R