Nobody Knows: A Story Based on Real History - Couverture souple

Stiene, Tyler; Reiff, Tana

 
9780866473866: Nobody Knows: A Story Based on Real History
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0866473866 ISBN 13 : 9780866473866
Editeur : Pro Lingua Learning, 2015

Synopsis

This 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the Hopes and Dreams series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck, and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US. Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available (visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details).

Plot Summary for Nobody Knows: Mattie's family are sharecroppers in the American South. When Mattie is six, Mama takes her to town where she sees two doors marked "White Only" and "Colored Only." Mattie thinks the shopkeeper doesn't like them. Her mother tells her at least she's not a slave, as she was as a child. At 18, Mattie marries Nate Charles. In 1917 their cotton crop is failing, so Nate takes a job in a Chicago meatpacking plant. Mattie is sad to leave home, but she moves with her husband to work for a better life. In the North they find racial prejudice, labor unrest, and violence. They work hard, and with two children they move to a better home. Then there is an accident at the plant. Nate is killed. Alone after Nate dies, Mattie brings Mama north to help her. Through the Great Depression and World War II, she works many jobs to support her family. When Mama dies, Mattie takes her home. She finds the South still segregated. She stands up for change.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tana Reiff, author of the Hopes and Dreams series, holds a B.S. degree in elementary education and a master's in secondary English with a concentration in applied linguistics. She has taught adult basic education, ESL, and college-level linguistics, and worked in multimedia communications for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. She is the author of dozens of popular hi-lo books (high interest, low reading level).

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Éditeur
Pro Lingua Learning
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0866473866
ISBN 13 
9780866473866
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
80
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Personne responsable
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