{"product_id":"nightjohn-sarny-3","title":"Nightjohn (Sarny)","description":"\"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That's why they don't want us reading.\" --Nightjohn\n\n\"I didn't know what letters was, not what they meant, but I thought it might be something I wanted to know. To learn.\" -- Sarny\n\nSarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars.\n\nHe had escaped north to freedom, but he came back--came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.\n\nSet in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen's groundbreaking new novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. It is a meticulously researched, historically accurate, and artistically crafted portrayal of a grim time in our nation's past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0440219361\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0440219361.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Paulsen, Gary\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47367501578417,"sku":"RDV.0440219361.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0440219361-0_26a69aa9-fdc3-45d1-8958-e2c087dfdc7c.jpg?v=1780772404","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/nightjohn-sarny-3","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}