Story for a Black Night

By Clayton Bess

Book Overview

One dark night, an African father tells the story of another black night long ago when he, Momo, was a small boy--when he lay awake in his house in the bush, with his mother and grandmother and baby sister--when there came a knock on the door and evil crashed into his world. He tells of his strong, loving, gentle-hearted mother and her suffering to the very edge of death. And he tells of the old giant cottonwood tree that stood as a life spirit to them all. It is a story of beauty and tragedy, of a family confronting danger and dilemma, of a people enduring disorder and change. Its drama will hold the reader spellbound to the end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618494839
• ISBN13: 9780618494835
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 97 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher