Smoky Night

Bibliographic Information: Bunting, E. (1994). Smoky Night. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Books.
Brief Annotation: Smoky Night is the story of a young boy and his Mother who live in a city of complete chaos. It speaks of the riots that took place in California in the early 90’s. It describes Daniel and his mother’s lives during these riots and how they must live in order to survive.
Genre: Picture Book. Fiction.Historical Fiction.
Grade Level: K-5
Readers who would like this book: Readers that would enjoy this book are readers interested in history and original stories referring to real life.
Response/Rating: 4 – I gave this book a four of four because it is extremely accurate and is a great example of the difficulties in which young children had to live through in the early 1990’s.
Question: Have you ever been scared living in your home? Have you ever lost a pet?