{"product_id":"nobody-knows-tana-reiff-9780866473866","title":"Nobody Knows: African Americans: A Story Based on Real History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the \u003ci\u003eHopes and Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck, and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US. Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available (visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlot Summary for \u003ci\u003eNobody Knows\u003c\/i\u003e: Mattie's family are sharecroppers in the American South. When Mattie is six, Mama takes her to town where she sees two doors marked \"White Only\" and \"Colored Only.\" Mattie thinks the shopkeeper doesn't like them. Her mother tells her at least she's not a slave, as she was as a child. At 18, Mattie marries Nate Charles. In 1917 their cotton crop is failing, so Nate takes a job in a Chicago meatpacking plant. Mattie is sad to leave home, but she moves with her husband to work for a better life. In the North they find racial prejudice, labor unrest, and violence. They work hard, and with two children they move to a better home. Then there is an accident at the plant. Nate is killed. Alone after Nate dies, Mattie brings Mama north to help her. Through the Great Depression and World War II, she works many jobs to support her family. When Mama dies, Mattie takes her home. She finds the South still segregated. She stands up for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tana Reiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0866473866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866473866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pro Lingua Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.20w x 0.24d","brand":"Tana Reiff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140829991167,"sku":"9780866473866","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7287f068-a372-4264-bd87-dd735a32f56f.jpg?v=1726597153","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nobody-knows-tana-reiff-9780866473866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}