RICHARD WRIGHT AND THE LIBRARY CARD
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SKU: BK/AF319 Ages 5-9
by William Miller, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
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RICHARD WRIGHT AND THE LIBRARY CARD
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RICHARD WRIGHT AND THE LIBRARY CARD As a child, Richard Wright loves to hear the stories his family tells, and he can’t wait to learn to read stories on his own. Because his family moves often in search of work, Richard has little opportunity to go to school. With the help of his mother, Richard does finally learn to read. However, they don’t have money to buy books, and few libraries in the South in the early 1900s are open to African Americans. At age 17, Richard seeks work in Memphis and lands a job as a helper and errand boy in an optician’s office. There he enlists the aid of a co-worker, Jim Falk, himself an outsider because he is Catholic. Falk helps Richard find a way to borrow the books he craves from the library. Richard reads everything he can get his hands on and knows he will never be the same again. For him, every page is "a ticket to freedom." Soon after, Richard sets off for Chicago to make a new life for himself in the North.
Awards:
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books
International Reading Association
Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group;
Honor Book Award
Society of School Librarians International;
Notable Books for Children
Smithsonian Magazine;
"Selected as Outstanding"
Parent Council
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