Nightjohn

ISBN-10

0-440-21936-1

ISBN-13

 978-0-440-21936-1

Author

Paulsen, Gary

Publisher

Laurel Leaf

Copyright

1993

Lexile

630L

Genre

Historical Fiction

Synopsis

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 returned to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.

Themes

Human Rights, Prejudice

Protagonist

Female, African-American

Note

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