Richard Wright and the Library Card - Hardcover

Miller, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1880000571 ISBN 13: 9781880000571

Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 1998

Synopsis

Follows the true story of renowned African-American author Richard Wright, who as a child was taught how to read from the comics pages by his mother and who was not allowed to borrow books from the library. Tour.

About this title

Review:

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.

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. (Ages 5 to 9)

About the Author:

William Miller is the award-winning author of numerous books for children for LEE & LOW (see full list to the right). Mr. Miller lives in York, Pennsylvania, where he teaches African American literature and creative writing at York College.

R. Gregory Christie received his fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has illustrated several books for LEE & LOW (see titles to the right). A three time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, Christie lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can see more of his work at www.gas-art.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1880000571
• ISBN 13: 9781880000571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 30
• Illustrator: Christie R. Gregory