A lesson before dying
(Book)
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Status
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC Gaines
1 available
FIC Gaines
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Dansville Public Library - Reeve Room
FIC GAI REEVE RM
1 available
FIC GAI REEVE RM
1 available
Geneva Public Library - First Floor Fiction
GAINES
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GAINES
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Gaines | Available |
| Dansville Public Library - Reeve Room | FIC GAI REEVE RM | Available |
| Geneva Public Library - First Floor Fiction | GAINES | Available |
| Macedon Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GAI | Available |
| Newark Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GAI | Available |
Subjects
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Other Subjects
African American men -- Fiction.
African American men.
Afro-American men -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Death row inmates -- Fiction.
Death row inmates -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Death row inmates.
Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Friendship.
Historical fiction.
Louisiana.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Race relations.
African American men.
Afro-American men -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Death row inmates -- Fiction.
Death row inmates -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Death row inmates.
Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Louisiana -- fiction.
Friendship.
Historical fiction.
Louisiana.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Race relations.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
UPC
9780375702709
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
750L,Lexile
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction, 1993.
Awards
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award Fiction, 1994.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. A lesson before dying .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-. A Lesson Before Dying. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-. A Lesson Before Dying .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying
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