Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
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Published
New York : HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
ISBN
9780061130243, 0061130249, 9780756979188, 0756979188
Lexile measure
950L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | BIO 813.52 WRIGHT R. | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | B WRI | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | B WRI | On Shelf |
Berkeley Public Library - Young Adult | YA B WRIGHT | On Shelf |
Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | 813 WRI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American authors -- Biography.
African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
Autobiographies.
Mississippi -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Social conditions.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
Autobiographies.
Mississippi -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Social conditions.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
More Details
Published
New York : HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 419 pages, 14 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780061130243, 0061130249, 9780756979188, 0756979188
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Level 7.4, 22 Points
Lexile measure
950
Notes
General Note
"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
General Note
"Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-419).
Description
The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
Target Audience
950L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wright, R. (2006). Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth (First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.). HarperPerennial ModernClassics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 2006. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. HarperPerennial ModernClassics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wright, Richard. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition., HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
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