A lesson before dying
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Hampton, N.H. : Curley Large Print, 1993.
Format:
Large Print
Physical Desc:
337 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
750L
Status:
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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Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction
LP/FIC/GAINES
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0792717945, 0792717953
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1993). A lesson before dying. Curley Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1993. A Lesson Before Dying. Curley Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. Curley Large Print, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J.. A Lesson Before Dying. Curley Large Print, 1993.
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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