A lesson before dying
(Book)
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
ISBN
0375702709, 9780375702709, 0679741666, 9780679741664, 0785769811, 9780785769811
Lexile measure
750L
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC GAINES E. | On Shelf | |
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Gaines, Ernest | On Shelf | |
| Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | FIC GAI | On Shelf | |
| Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | GAINES | On Shelf | |
| Bridgeview Public Library - Stacks | FICTION GAI | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0375702709, 9780375702709, 0679741666, 9780679741664, 0785769811, 9780785769811
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure
750
Notes
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.
Target Audience
750 L,Lexile
Target Audience
750L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.4,11,10287.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1994). A lesson before dying (First Vintage contemporaries edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1994. A Lesson Before Dying. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. A Lesson Before Dying Vintage Books, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying First Vintage contemporaries edition., Vintage Books, 1994.
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