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  • WINNER | 2021
    Christopher Award - Books for Adults
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work
  • FINALIST | 2021
    L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest)

Inside the Book: Brittany K. Barnett (A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT)

What I'm Reading: Brittany K. Barnett (author of A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT)

Brittany Barnett Explains what drew her to Sharanda Jones

Awards

  • WINNER | 2021
    Christopher Award - Books for Adults
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work
  • FINALIST | 2021
    L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest)

Media

Inside the Book: Brittany K. Barnett (A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT)

What I'm Reading: Brittany K. Barnett (author of A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT)

Brittany Barnett Explains what drew her to Sharanda Jones

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The Penguin Random House Education Middle School and High School Digital Collections feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction from the children’s, adult, DK, and Grupo Editorial divisions, as well as publishers distributed by Penguin Random House. Peruse online or download these valuable resources to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: English Language Arts,

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All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

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Our Next Big Ideas Night Centers on the Crucial, Timely Topic of Criminal Justice Reform

Join us on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 PM ET on Zoom for a crucial, timely Big Ideas Night on Criminal Justice Reform with a panel of expert authors: Brittany K. Barnett, attorney, entrepreneur, and author of A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom; Emily Bazelon, New York Times Magazine staff writer and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End

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