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The Resource Keeping the night watch, Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis

Keeping the night watch, Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis

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Summary
  • A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear
  • A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home, and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
73 p.
Contents
  • We are family
  • Family cooking instructions
  • Pretending
  • Sticks and stones
  • Somebody's callin' my name
  • Showdown at the O.K. Corral
  • Family tales
  • If you can't stand the heat...
  • Seven ways of looking at my father
  • The night watchman
  • Parents and teachers
  • Unidentified family members
  • The jeweler
  • Sign language
  • A talk on the moon
  • Mountain climbing
  • The good stuff
  • Crazy glue
  • Place cards
  • Man-to-man
  • Maya's sonnet
  • Preacher's sermon on the mount
  • Tongue-tied
  • Field trip
  • Fences
  • Lunch is a battlefield
  • Row, row, row...
  • For real
  • (Nick) Tuck
  • Best-kept secret
  • Can you hear me, now?
  • Zuri's ABCs
  • Light at the end of the tunnel
  • Blueprint
  • Dance with me
Isbn
9780805072020
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Instance
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Keeping the night watch
Title
Keeping the night watch
Statement of responsibility
Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear
  • A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home, and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear
Cataloging source
DLC
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Smith, Hope Anita
Dewey number
[Fic]
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Interest level
MG
LC call number
PZ7.5.S54
LC item number
Ke 2008
Literary form
fiction
Reading level
3.6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Lewis, Earl B.
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Family life
  • Fathers
  • African Americans
  • Novels in verse
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Keeping the night watch, Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis
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Publication
Bar code
  • 31223089026448
  • 31223093269489
  • 31223089026505
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
We are family -- Family cooking instructions -- Pretending -- Sticks and stones -- Somebody's callin' my name -- Showdown at the O.K. Corral -- Family tales -- If you can't stand the heat... -- Seven ways of looking at my father -- The night watchman -- Parents and teachers -- Unidentified family members -- The jeweler -- Sign language -- A talk on the moon -- Mountain climbing -- The good stuff -- Crazy glue -- Place cards -- Man-to-man -- Maya's sonnet -- Preacher's sermon on the mount -- Tongue-tied -- Field trip -- Fences -- Lunch is a battlefield -- Row, row, row... -- For real -- (Nick) Tuck -- Best-kept secret -- Can you hear me, now? -- Zuri's ABCs -- Light at the end of the tunnel -- Blueprint -- Dance with me
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
73 p.
Isbn
9780805072020
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2007012372
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
  • 123818160
  • (OCoLC)123818160
Label
Keeping the night watch, Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis
Link
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223089026448
  • 31223093269489
  • 31223089026505
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
We are family -- Family cooking instructions -- Pretending -- Sticks and stones -- Somebody's callin' my name -- Showdown at the O.K. Corral -- Family tales -- If you can't stand the heat... -- Seven ways of looking at my father -- The night watchman -- Parents and teachers -- Unidentified family members -- The jeweler -- Sign language -- A talk on the moon -- Mountain climbing -- The good stuff -- Crazy glue -- Place cards -- Man-to-man -- Maya's sonnet -- Preacher's sermon on the mount -- Tongue-tied -- Field trip -- Fences -- Lunch is a battlefield -- Row, row, row... -- For real -- (Nick) Tuck -- Best-kept secret -- Can you hear me, now? -- Zuri's ABCs -- Light at the end of the tunnel -- Blueprint -- Dance with me
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
73 p.
Isbn
9780805072020
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2007012372
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
  • 123818160
  • (OCoLC)123818160

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