Bibliographic Information: Bunting, E. (1994). Smoky Night. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc.
Annotation: This is a powerful story about a child experiencing riots in the street and his apartment building being set on fire.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P-I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Someone who lives in the city or may have had a similar experience and can relate to the events in the book.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. It addresses a subject I had not seen before and could be a tool to help children make sense of a similar situation.
Prereading Question: Describe a time you were scared.
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