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Print these classroom discussion questions to use with Prisoner 88 by Leah Pileggi. They'll help you address Common Core State Standards for reading literature. The novel is inspired by a true account of a young prisoner in the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885.

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Prisoner 88
Prisoner 88
By Leah Pileggi
What if you were ten years old and thrown into prison with hardened criminals? That's just what happens to Jake Oliver Evans. Inspired by a true account of a prisoner in the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885, Jake's story is as affecting as it is shocking.

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