Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Keeping the night watch

Oclc number

123818160

Responsibility statement

Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by E.B. Lewis

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor