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Guardian

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 278 Ratings and 95 Reviews

Book Description
Coretta Scott King Award-winner and Newbery Honoree Lester delivers a haunting and poignant novel about what happens when a group of people denies the humanity of others. The book contains powerful imagery and disturbing revelations about evil and the struggle to be good, in a story of self-realization and redemption.
Book Information
PublisherAmistad Press
BindingLibrary Binding (5 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages144
ISBN-100061558915
ISBN-13978-0061558917
Publication Date10/28/2008
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About Julius Lester (Author) : Julius Lester is a published adapter, author, and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Julius Lester include Black Folktales, John Henry, Cupid: A Tale... more
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9/19/2009 Nicole Redmond tagged as: I'm reading

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