A lesson before dying
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2003.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
750L
Rating:
750L
Status:
Description
Grant Wiggins, a college-educated man who returns to his hometown to teach, forms an unlikely bond with Jefferson, a young Black man convicted of murder and sentenced to death, when he is asked to impart his learning and pride to the condemned man.
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Gaines
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Gaines, Ernest (Lesson)
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Essex Adult Fiction
GAINES
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/GAINES
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3557 .A355 L47 1993
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Gaines
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Gaines, Ernest_J.
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F GAINES c.3
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Preston Adult Fiction
F GAINES, Ernest J.
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
GAINES
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West Haven Louis Piantino Adult Fiction
FIC
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West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
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West Haven Ora Mason New Adult Fiction
NEW FIC GAI
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
F GAI
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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Subjects
LC Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679455612, 0679414770
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Description
Grant Wiggins, a college-educated man who returns to his hometown to teach, forms an unlikely bond with Jefferson, a young Black man convicted of murder and sentenced to death, when he is asked to impart his learning and pride to the condemned man.
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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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (2003). A lesson before dying. A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 2003. A Lesson Before Dying. A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. A.A. Knopf, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J.. A Lesson Before Dying. A.A. Knopf, 2003.
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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