A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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AR Book Level
4.4
AR Points
11
Word Count
76,845
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
10287 EN
About this book
Two black men--one a teacher, the other a death-row inmate--struggle to live and die with dignity. The plot contains sexual situations and violence.