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

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

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Contributor
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
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 (UFM)-- 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
Instance
Label
Keeping the night watch
Title
Keeping the night watch
Statement of responsibility
[by] 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
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
[Fic]
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ7.5.S54
LC item number
Ke 2008
Literary form
fiction
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Keeping the night watch, [by] Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis
Instantiates
Publication
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 (UFM)-- 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
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated paper over boards. Blue endpapers. Purchase, Yankee Book Peddler, 2009.
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)123818160
  • ucoclc123818160
Label
Keeping the night watch, [by] Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis
Publication
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 (UFM)-- 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
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated paper over boards. Blue endpapers. Purchase, Yankee Book Peddler, 2009.
Other physical details
col. ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)123818160
  • ucoclc123818160

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