Jayhawker
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 224
Published: 1995
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"Jayhawker" by Patricia Beatty tells the story of a young boy named Johnny who grows up in the turbulent era of the Kansas-Missouri border during the pre-Civil War conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas." Torn between his loyalty to his family, who are pro-slavery, and his desire for justice and freedom, Johnny finds himself grappling with difficult choices. As tensions rise and violence ensues, he becomes involved with the Jayhawkers, a group of anti-slavery activists. Through his journey, Johnny learns about courage, friendship, and the complexities of standing up for one's beliefs in a divided nation. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 224 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 1995 by HarperCollins .
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