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· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Mottley, Leila. Nightcrawling. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. Hardcover.

· On pages 3-53, Kiara Johnson, age 17, wakes to the sound of her neighbor Dee laughing.

· They live at the Regal-Hi apartment building in East Oakland.

· Dee’s boyfriend recently left her and threw dog feces in the apartment building’s pool.

· When Kiara looks outside, Dee is standing by the railing as usual.

· Sometimes Kiara opens Dee’s unlocked door to ensure she is still breathing.

· There is a loud knock on the door.

· Vernon, the landlord is making the rounds with a flyer announcing that he is doubling their rent.

· Kiara lives with her brother, Marcus, who is sleeping.

· They are already a couple of months behind in rent.

· He has a tattoo of Kiara’s fingerprint just below his left ear.

· Marcus has no...

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