Witness
Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old...
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Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439272001 (0439272009)
Publish date: March 1st 2003
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 161
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
African American,
Jewish,
Poetry
This book is done in a poetry-like style and follows 11 different characters. It jumps back and forth quite a bit, sometimes it was a bit confusing and at least for me, I felt I didn't really get to know the characters enough and connect with them.I love poetry. I enjoy reading it, but I honestly do...
I listened to this book - read by several different readers for the different parts. As an adult reader, this book will definitely stay with me. I'm not sure how much of it my students would really "get," I just don't think they bring enough background knowledge to piece together the undercurrents...
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