An episode from the autobiography of Richard Wright is skillfully
fictionalized, resulting in a suspenseful and gratifying story
about the power of reading. Growing up in the South in the 1920s,
Wright was eager to learn to read, but barred from using libraries
because of his race. When he was 17, he went alone to Memphis,
where he convinced a white man, Jim Falk, to lend him his library
card (so that he could check out books by pretending to get them
for Falk). There is a perceptible sense of danger as the librarian
(a caricature) quizzes him, and triumph when a whole new world is
opened to Wright, who is shown reading all night. While background
details are softened and "colored boy" is the worst epithet in the
book, the book is true to the essence of the events described.
Christie's illustrations complement the text; he concentrates on
the characters' faces and allows other details to remain less
distinct. Readers see Wright's expression change, from when he is
alone and most himself, to when he must put on a mask to be safe,
to avoid confronting white people. A challenging endeavor, and an
accomplished one. (Kirkus Reviews)
As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s,
Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was
forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This touching
account tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering
perseverance, along with the help of a co-worker, came together to
make Richard's dream a reality
An inspirational story for children of all backgrounds, Richard
Wright and the Library Card shares a poignant turning point in the
life of a young man who became one of this country's most brilliant
writers, the author of Native Son and Black Boy.
This book is the third in a series of biographies by William
Miller, including Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree and
Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery. All focus on important
moments in the lives of these prominent African Americans.
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