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Title:

Nightjohn
 

Authors:

Genres:

Young Adult
Historical

Series:

Nightjohn Series
1

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 1993-01-01 Delacorte Books for Young Readers  

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Blurb: 
Imagine being beaten for learning to read, shackled and whipped for learning a few letters of the alphabet. Now, imagine a man brave enough to risk torture in order to teach others how to read; his name is Nightjohn, and he sneaks into the slave camps at night to teach other slaves how to read and write. Celebrated author Gary Paulsen writes a searing meditation on why the ability to read and write is radical, empowering , and so necessary to our freedom. These skills threaten our oppressors because they allow us to communicate--to learn the real status of our slavery and to seek liberation. In this tightly written, painful, joyous little novel is a key that may unlock the power of reading for even the most reluctant teens. cc