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| Title | : | Nightjohn (Sarny #1) |
| Author | : | Gary Paulsen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1995 by Laurel Leaf (first published January 1st 1993) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Cultural. African American. Academic. School |
Gary Paulsen
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"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That's why they don't want us reading." --Nightjohn"I didn't know what letters was, not what they meant, but I thought it might be something I wanted to know. To learn." -- Sarny
Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars.
He had escaped north to freedom, but he came back--came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.
Set in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen's groundbreaking new novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. It is a meticulously researched, historically accurate, and artistically crafted portrayal of a grim time in our nation's past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters.
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| Original Title: | Nightjohn |
| ISBN: | 0440219361 (ISBN13: 9780440219361) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sarny #1 |
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Genre: realistic fictionTags: history, slavery, african-american, troubled times,etc.My review: I have read this book many times before and it has never gotten boring or old to me. Even though I enjoy it very much, I will give it 4.5 out 5 stars in ratings. I say this because it is a very powerful book and it explicitly tells me what my ancestors and others went through during slavery. I found it emotional and moving at certain periods. I think me watching the movie also influences my judgementWhen Sarny was a very young child her mother was sold into slavery right before her eyes, a very important memory; one that she cant seem to recall. Since then, Sarny has grown, she loves to learn and she is given an opportunity when a slave named Nightjohn starts to teach her to read and write in trade for some tobacco. By gaining this knowledge,she is breaking a law that could get her killed. But for Sary any price, even death is one she is willing to pay to learn how to read. Though Gary
Sarny is a 12-year-old slave girl owned by a cruel master. Nightjohn is a slave who escaped to freedom, but came back to teach slaves how to read. He was caught and bought by Master Waller. He begins teaching Sarny to read. Her first word is "bag." When the master catches her writing it in the dirt, he begins his tirade of cruelty, in search of the one who taught her to read. This is the most disturbing kids book I have ever read. It's less than 100 pages, so clearly it's for upper elementary
Snapshot: Nightjohn is a story about a slave named John and a twelve year old girl named Sarny. Nightjohn is an unusual slave for he knows how to read and he knows that they are bound by the words the white masters write on paper. One day John arrives to a new plantation and his new master tries to subdue him with no avail. Sarny observes this beautiful black man and immediately realizes that he is different. For a bit of tabacco John teaches Sarny how to read. Hook: Nightjohn will interest
Gary Paulsen, best known for his wilderness survival novels, showcases a different kind of survival in the short book Nightjohn.Our narrator is a twelve-year-old slave named Sarny, who is bound to a plantation in the South. We have no way of figuring how close the story is to the outbreak of the Civil War; we are only told that slavery has been outlawed in the North. Sarny has never seen a successful escape from her plantation and believes that the entire North might well be a mythical place.
I really liked this book, even though it was short, it had a lot of meaning and taught you what your experiences's would have been like and how you would have lived. Good Read:)
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