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Witness. (Books for children: poetry).

Hesse, Karen

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 0-439-27199-1. New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
: Scholastic Press, 2001. 161 pp. $16.95. Black and white; Jewish and Christian; child, adolescent, teen, middle-age, and mature; student, constable, farmer, clergyman, rum runner Rum Runner may refer to:
  • Rum-running, the practice of illegally smuggling alcoholic beverages to avoid taxes or prohibitions
  • Rum Runner (nightclub) in Birmingham, England
, doctor, merchant, and editor. All these characters bear witness as the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan (k' klŭks klăn), designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important groups have also used  tries to establish a stronghold in a small Vermont town of the 1920s. Hesse's heart-rending, bone-chilling metaphors, presented as an unforgettable montage of poetic vignettes in five acts, offer readers many opportunities for reflection and discussion. Ages 12 up. Reviewed by Jeanie Burnett, Kutztown University of PA
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Author:Burnett, Jeanie
Publication:Childhood Education
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Mar 22, 2002
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