A lesson before dying
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Published
New York : A. A. Knopf, [1993].
Physical Desc
256 pages
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Adult Fiction
FICTION GAINES 1997
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FICTION GAINES 1997
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Published
New York : A. A. Knopf, [1993].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1993). A lesson before dying . A. A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1993. A Lesson Before Dying. A. A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. A Lesson Before Dying A. A. Knopf, 1993.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying A. A. Knopf, 1993.
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