Witness Contributor(s): Hesse, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0756913780 ISBN-13: 9780756913786 Publisher: Perfection Learning
Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2003 * Out of Print * Annotation: When a small Vermont town turns against its own in 1924 as the Ku Klux Klan moves in, no one is safe--especially 12-year-old Leonora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 00054139 |
Age Level: 10-13 |
Grade Level: 5-8 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.40 lbs) 161 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - Vermont |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 54110 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves... These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish. |
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