NightJohn [videorecording] / Hallmark Entertainment and Sarabande Productions ; in association with the Disney Channel ; executive producer, David Manson.
Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Lorraine Toussaint, Bill Cobbs, Kathleen York, Gabriel Casseus, Allison Jones. Based on the book by Gary Paulsen.
Summary:
When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whole new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents. He can read and also he can teach. As she learns to read she learns the power of words and the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.
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