Richard Wright and the library card
1st ed.
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Contributions
- Christie, Gregory, 1971- ill. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Lee & Low Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
0 words, Guess
Page Count
0 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverichardwrightlib00mill
- ISBN-101880000571
- ISBN-139781880000571
- Library of Congress Control Number97006847
- OCLC Control Number36458127
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781880000571
- Open LibraryOL661407M
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCPZ7.M63915 Ri 1997
- LCCPZ7.M63915Ri 1997
Description
Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, Black boy, in which the seventeen-year-old African-American borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom.
First Sentence
Richard loved the sound of words.
Excerpt
Richard loved the sound of words.
Subjects
Topics
FictionHistoryLibrariesLiteratureSegregationAdaptationsBibliotecasSocial TopicsFicción juvenilJuvenile fictionLibros y lecturaAfrican AmericansBooks and readingBooks & LibrariesLibraries, fictionChildren's fictionPrejudice & RacismJUVENILE NONFICTIONAfronorteamericanosLibraries -- FictionAfrican American authorsBooks and reading, fictionAfrican americans, fictionSpanish language materialsDiscrimination in educationBlack boy (Wright, Richard)African Americans -- FictionBooks and reading -- FictionAfrican Americans and librariesAfrican Americans -- Juvenile fictionWright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- FictionWright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Juvenile fiction
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People
Times
Genres
- Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
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- Richard Wright and the library card
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