Prisoner 88
by:
Leah Pileggi (author)
Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly...
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Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly transports the reader to the 19th-century American West.
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Format: library binding
ISBN:
9781580895606 (1580895603)
ASIN: 1580895603
Publish date: 2013-08
Publisher: Charlesbridge Pub Inc
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
I think this one was well-written and interesting. The author is friends with the only professor i have this semester who doesn't make me want to slam my head against a desk repeatedly. If you look at the dedication of the book, "Shel" is my prof. She came to our class and she signed my book. Yay!An...
Interesting debut novel about a ten-year-old boy sentenced to 5 years in prison for manslaughter in late 19th century Idaho. Based on actual events. Good period details.
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