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The composition

Antonio Skármeta

200033 pagesabout 30–45 minutes
2000
first published
  • 2000Groundwood Books · 33 pages · ENGISBN 9780888993908

When a government official comes into a third grade classroom and tells the students to write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night," Pedro must decide how he feels about the military dictatorship that is running his country.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesPower
How do you feel?