Story for a Black Night

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.

Author: Herman Schein
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/25/2004
Pages: 97
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.02w x 0.29d
ISBN: 9780618494835

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 21993 / Story for a Black Night


Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 09/01/2005 pg. 15
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2005 pg. 71