Richard Wright and the Library Card - Couverture rigide

Miller, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1880000571 ISBN 13 : 9781880000571

Editeur : Lee & Low Books Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Miller--a professor of African American literature and author of the critically acclaimed Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery, A House by the River, and Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree-- masterfully builds suspense, as readers wonder how the young African American will quench his thirst for books without being busted by the local white librarian. Wright's story is perfectly complemented by the work of Gregory Christie, winner of the 1997 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award for Palm of My Heart.

Richard Wright, African American author of Black Boy and Native Son, grew up in the segregated South of the 1920s. His formal education ended after he completed the ninth grade, but gaining access to the public library with the help of a white coworker opened up a new world of books for him, eventually inspiring him to become a writer. Richard Wright and the Library Card is a fictionalized account of this powerful story, deftly adapted by William Miller from a scene in Black Boy.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Illustrated by Gregory Christie. A telling of the true story of the renowned black American writer and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of the colour of his skin. Illustrated throughout in full colour. Ages 3-9.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lee & Low Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1880000571
• ISBN 13: 9781880000571
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 30
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible