''Isaiah Eleven'' is a
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
written by
Jesse Childs and published by Research Associates School Times Publishing.
''Isaiah Eleven'' is set in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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during the early 21st century. The novel deals with themes of identity in a world after the
attacks of September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Suicide attack, suicide List of terrorist incidents, terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, ...
in the United States, and the struggle of one youth to become a man while attending an elite college. The title character, Isaiah, comes from a troubled background and has found it difficult being on his own. The results of a
DNA paternity test
DNA paternity testing is the use of DNA profiles to determine whether an individual is the biological parent of another individual. Paternity testing can be especially important when the rights and duties of the father are in issue and a child ...
have shown Isaiah who his birth father is and the book discusses how this situation evolves.
See also
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American literary regionalism
American literary regionalism or local color is a style or genre of writing in the United States that gained popularity in the mid to late 19th century into the early 20th century. In this style of writing, which includes both poetry and prose, the ...
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Culture of the United States
The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western, and European origin, yet its influences includes the cultures of Asian American, African American, Latin American, and Native American peoples and their cultures. The Un ...
References
*''Isaiah Eleven'', Childs, Jesse. Chicago, Research Associates School Times Publications. 2008.
External links
''Isaiah Eleven'' at Amazon.com
African-American novels
2008 American novels
Novels set in Chicago
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