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   Oct 12, 2016 · “News of the World” is a narrow but exquisite book about the joys of freedom (experienced even by a raging river threatening to overrun its banks); the discovery of unexpected, proprietary...

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   Oct 4, 2016 · News of the World. Paulette Jiles. 4.08. 106,975 ratings14,199 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2016)

   • 4.1/5 (106.8K)
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   • Author: Paulette Jiles

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   Oct 4, 2016 · BOOK REVIEW. by. In post–Civil War Texas, a 10-year-old girl makes an odyssey back to her aunt and uncle’s home after living with the Kiowa warriors who had killed her parents four years earlier.

   • Author: Paulette Jiles

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   Sep 25, 2020 · Book review, full book summary and synopsis for News of the World by Paulette Jiles, a heartfelt story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas for two unlikely companions.

   • 4/5

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   Dec 24, 2020 · In “News of the World,” a modest, solid western directed by Paul Greengrass and based on the novel by Paulette Jiles, Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kidd, a Civil War veteran eking out a...

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   Jun 20, 2017 · News of the World. by Paulette Jiles. 1. Discuss Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s work as a newspaper reader. What does he bring to his audience, and what does he gain from his work besides financial compensation? 2. Why does Kidd accept the difficult job of returning Johanna home? What drives him to complete the job despite the danger and obstacles?

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   Is news of the world a good book?

   • (The Full Plot Summary is also available, below) News of the World by Paulette Jiles was published back in 2017, but it’s a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while. It’s an uncomplicated and enjoyable read that transports you Reconstruction-era Texas with an easy swagger and charming drawl.

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   What is news of the world about?

   • News of the World is the story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas from Wichita Falls to San Antonia for two unlikely companions. Captain Kidd is an older war veteran and Johanna is a ten-year-old white girl who has been recaptured from the Kiowa people, a Native American tribe, that has been raising her as a captive.

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   • It seems like a much better deal. In “News of the World,” a modest, solid western directed by Paul Greengrass and based on the novel by Paulette Jiles, Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kidd, a Civil War veteran eking out a post-bellum living as an analog news aggregator.

   ‘News of the World’ Review: Tom Hanks Does the Strong, Silent Type

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   Is 'news of the world' a Western?

   • In its bones, “News of the World” is a B western, lean and linear, its spare plot ornamented with efficient set pieces.

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9. www.amazon.com › News-World-Paulette-Jiles › dpNews of the World Hardcover – October 4, 2016 - amazon.com

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   Oct 4, 2016 · A National Book Award finalist for fiction, this slim Western novel set in crooked Reconstruction Texas is simultaneously brief and expansive. The author is a poet, and the book, with its carefully turned phrases, is reminiscent of Kent Myers's Alex Award—winning The Work of Wolves.