by Gary Paulsen · Random House Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780440219361
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«Nightjohn» is the young adult historical novel by Gary Paulsen, published by Random House Children's Books in paperback, with 112 pages, in English.
On a plantation in the southern United States in the 1850s, Sarny, a twelve-year-old slave, meets Nightjohn, a man who has given up the freedom he achieved in the North to return and teach slaves to read. Despite punishment, Sarny learns the alphabet and discovers that knowing how to read is a form of resistance.
First novel in the Sarny series. Originally published in 1993; this edition is a 1995 reprint.
Suitable for readers aged twelve and up, works as school reading and for teenagers interested in US history.
Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
