Nightjohn

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Summary: NightJohn
Review: I would recommend the book NightJohn to anybody who likes to read Gary Paulsen. NightJohn has a few characters in it but there are three main characters. Mammy. Sarny, and John. The book takes place in the south on a slave plantation. It talks about how life was back then. The one thing that stood out to me was that they have certain slaves that is all they do is have baby's. And the one in this book they call Mammy, she is a quiet women who is very attached to her kids. One of them that sticks out is Sarny. Sarny is a girl that is very egger to learn and sad that she does not have any education. That is when John comes in to the story. John is a man that the master just bought and added to his collection of slaves. John and Sarny start to be good friends. John is different than all of the other slaves John is educated. John can read and spell. Sarny makes a deal with John that if he teaches her to read then she will give him tobacco. John thinks that is a far trade. The cost for getting a education if you were a slave was not taken very serious.... They might have had to pay but Sarny could read and write. NightJohn is a good book to read if you want to get a taste on how life for a slave was.

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Summary: NightJohn
Review: Iam a big Gary Paulsen fan. Im trying to read all of his books. I started reading Hatchet in 5th grade. Ive read, about 5 of his books, and soon found out that he has a wide selection of more books. I just finished "NightJohn". I thought this book was very well written. I understood it very well. But I do recommened something before you read this book. I am an 8th grader, and I have just finished studying in my History class about the Civil War , and slavery, and I recommened that you should learn alittle about the Civil War, and slavery before you read this book. Because you wouldn`t understand it if you didn`t know about. I liked this book alot. The semi- part life time tale of Sarny. Sarny is a young black slave who is born into a plantation in the South. She tells the story in a very "horrific" way I think. She tells of her "master" and how badly they are treaten. I gave this book 5 stars for its well written contents. I almost was going to give it 4 stars because of the continual cursing. But by all means, this is a great book , and I would buy it again.

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Summary: Short book but great read
Review: If you are not a big fan of reading like me and you have to have the perfect book then you will love Nightjohn. It is a mshort read but Gary Paulsen keeps you in the story like you are witnessing everything that is going on. The book takes place in the early 1800's. It is about a thirteen year old slave girl named Sarny who in the beging of the book starts talking about when she was young she was sepperated from her mother. She also describes what it was like to be sold at an auction. Later on in the book she is a little older and she describes what her duties are as a slave working in and around the plantation house "the big house." One day, a new slave comes to work on the plantation. The man comes out of the wagon butt naked and has absolutly nothing. Later that night Sarny traded a tobacco leaf with this new slave named Nightjohn. But little does Sarny know that Nightjohn has an amazing gift that hardly any slaves have which is the abilitly to read. You have to read the book to find out all the positive things about reading and all the things that get her in a lot of trouble. This book is one of Gary Paulsens' more sensative books. i recomend this book to anyone, even if you hate to read i promis that you will love it. That is why i gave this book five stores because you read the first book and it pulls you right in.

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Summary: Night john
Review: In Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen there were many interasting points.The book Nightjohn is about a man named Nightjohn. He has a daughter and her name is Lany. John saw a lady and he could not stop looking at her. His boss called him and he did not hear him. So then got wipped by his boss and Wallace helped him. When he met the woman he knew that was the one he would love. She liked him also but they couldn't get marred so then they jumped over the broom to symbolize marriage. Every time John got whipped wallace helped him.

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Summary: Nightjohn
Review: IN THE BOOK NIGHT JOHNBY GARY PAULSEN.THE PRISONER WAS GOING TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL BECAUSE HE WAS STUCK INJAIL FOR LIFE. THE OFFICER KEPT HIS EYE ON THE PRISONER SO HE WONT ESCAPE.THE PRISONER TRY TO USE AN ITEM TO CUT DOWN THE BAR BECAUSE HE WANTED TO ESCAPE. IT IS AN EXCITING BOOK THAT I WOULD RECOMEND TO ALL STUDENT.

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Summary: Highly recomend for 6-12th grade students!
Review: NightJohn is a book that should be read by all 6th through 12th graders at some point. It is a powerful, moving, eye opening book that states reality. It is a way for students to read about the past and realize how life has changed. It is a book that can get students interested in reading. Historical fiction books are very important in today's schools, and NightJohn is one that should be taught more.

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Summary: Reveiw
Review: Nightjohn is a good book and helps you understand the suffering of the African slaves. What happens is John, a slave, learns how to read and write so... THUNK!!!! off with his toes.

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Summary: Courage overcomes all during the slavery era......
Review: NightJohn is a powerful anti-slavery book. It is also a book of hope where one overcomes adversity to learn. The little girl Sarny is an eager pupil for John but her enthusiasm causes trouble with the wicked overseer. Disney turned this into a great little film starring Carl Lumbly. People should see it after reading the book. This little novel should be recommended reading in high schools across the nation.

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Summary: Nightjohn
Review: Nightjohn is a very exiting book. This book is about a 14-year-old slave named Sarny who meets a slave who ran away to the north, but came back to teach slaves how to read. Sarny is very excited about learning to read. I would recommend this book to boys or girls 8-11 years old. I liked this book because it kept you on the edge of your seat.

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Summary: Two eyes wide open, but the third is shut
Review: NightJohn was a great book. It taught ma alot of things. As a young black americain I felt this showed that it is ok to be open to new ideas, and not be ashamed of teaching people new things, and learning in the process.I never knew how hard it was for slaves to live back then. If you are looing for a real tear jurker, this is the book. when you start to read this book you will not beable to it down.