Book
Richard Wright and the library card
Record details
- ISBN: 1880000571
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Lee & Low Books, c1997.
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| Subject: | Libraries Books and reading African Americans Wright, Richard 1908-1960 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B W952m (Text) | 33126007477650 | JBiography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A seventeen-year-old African-American boy borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom - Baker & Taylor
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. - Baker & Taylor
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.