A lesson before dying
(Book)
Author:
Series:
Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 1994., 1993.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage contemporaries edition.
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
750L
Rating:
750L
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
Description
From the author of, A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. Grant Wiggins, a college-educated man returns to 1940s Cajun, he visits and forms an unlikely bond with Jefferson, a young Black man convicted of murder and sentenced to death, for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting. Best Books for Young Teen Readers. In the 1940s in rural Louisiana, an uneducated African American man is sentenced to die for a crime he was incapable of committing.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0375702709, 9780375702709, 0785769811, 9780785769811, 0679741666, 9780679741664
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
Notes
Description
From the author of, A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. Grant Wiggins, a college-educated man returns to 1940s Cajun, he visits and forms an unlikely bond with Jefferson, a young Black man convicted of murder and sentenced to death, for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting. Best Books for Young Teen Readers. In the 1940s in rural Louisiana, an uneducated African American man is sentenced to die for a crime he was incapable of committing.
Target Audience
750L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.4,11.0,10287.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.4,11,10287
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1994). A lesson before dying. First Vintage contemporaries edition. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1994. A Lesson Before Dying. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. Vintage Books, 1994.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J.. A Lesson Before Dying. First Vintage contemporaries edition. Vintage Books, 1994.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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