Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 419 pages, 14 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
950L
Rating:
950
Status:
Description
The author relates his life as an African American growing up in the South during the Jim Crow years.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Biography
B/WRIGHT
On Shelf
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Biographies
B/WRIGHT
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.
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.
Mississippi -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Social conditions.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780061130243, 0061130249, 0060929782, 0060812508
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.
Description
The author relates his life as an African American growing up in the South during the Jim Crow years.
Target Audience
950,Lexile.
Target Audience
950L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.4,22.0,12777.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.4,22,12777
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Citations
APA Citation (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 (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 2006. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. HarperPerennial ModernClassics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wright, Richard. Black Boy: (American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth. First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition. HarperPerennial ModernClassics, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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