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Witness
by Karen Hesse
ISBN: 0439271991
ISBN-13: 9780439271998
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In this novel set in 1924 Vermont, 11 different characters share their reactions to the fact that a sect of the Ku Klux Klan has been established in their small town. Two of those characters, a 12-year-old African-American girl named Lenora and a six-year-old Jewish girl named Esther, become targets of the Klan's harassment even as other townsfolk join the group and still others take a stand against the Klan. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2001 by Publishers Weekly.
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"What Copeland created with music, and Hopper created with paint, Hesse deftly and unerringly creates with words: the iconography of Americana, carefully researched, beautifully written, and profoundly honest."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scholastic
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 161
Synopses
A series of poems express the views of various people in a small Vermont town, including a young black girl and a young Jewish girl, during the early 1920s when the Ku Klux Klan is trying to infiltrate the town.
Publisher's Notes
The year is 1924, and a small town in Vermont has been invaded by an insidious menace: the Ku Klux Klan. As the town turns against its own, 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 Medalist Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.
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Scholastic Press, 2001-09-01. Hardcover. Reading Copy. G/G Pages unmarked and clean. Binding is tight. Cover not perfect. Dustjacket not perfect. Slight spine shift. ( more information) Offered by Quality Music and Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic Incorporated, 2001 Advance reading copy, crisp, clean, never read, no marks.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by Books & Collectibles (United States)
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Scholastic Press, 2001. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Type: Hard Back NEWBERRY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR. Clean, tight, solid book Jacket is clean with no edgewear. It has a scuff mark in the upper right corner and lower back corner, and a crayon smeared mark on upper right front. The setting is a small town in Vermont that turns on its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. A 12 year -old African American girl and a 6 year-old Jewish girl are especially impacted. A story told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants. Karen Hesse is the author of many acclaimed books for children--this is a book for all ages. ( more information) Offered by The Parnassus BookShop (United States)
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ScholasticPress, 2001. 161pp. Evoking 1924 in Vermont, a small town where a 12-year old African-American girl and a 6-year old Jewish girl who, in all their innocence, must cope with antogonism spread by KuKluxKlan members who move into the town where they live in 1924...an historical snapshot of America at the crossroads.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Price Intact. ( more information) Offered by abccbooks.com (United States)
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