A Lesson Before Dying

by Earnest J. Gaines

This book is about a young black man who was accused of a murder he did not commit and was put on death row. Because he was black, people viewed him as a beast, dehumanizing him. He gained many friends who wished he could die as a man and not an animal. It was very sad and stirred my emotions. I liked it a lot and reading about the segregation during that time added to the novel.

-- Anna F., Senior