| Story for a Black Night Contributor(s): Schein, Herman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618494839 ISBN-13: 9780618494835 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Set in the darkness of Africa, this tale of a family who confronts drama, devotion, and disease is now in paperback. "A story of horror and beauty, of selfishness and heroic sacrifice and of complicated moral choice."--"School Library Journal," starred review. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004276048 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.02" W x 7" (0.19 lbs) 97 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21993 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One dark night, an African father tells the story of another black night long ago when he, Momo, was a small boy--when he lay awake in his house in the bush, with his mother and grandmother and baby sister--when there came a knock on the door and evil crashed into his world. He tells of his strong, loving, gentle-hearted mother and her suffering to the very edge of death. And he tells of the old giant cottonwood tree that stood as a life spirit to them all. It is a story of beauty and tragedy, of a family confronting danger and dilemma, of a people enduring disorder and change. Its drama will hold the reader spellbound to the end. |