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Hinds, Maurene J.

A Reader's Guide to Richard Wright's Black Boy

128 pp. | Enslow | July, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3165-4 $31.93

(4) YA Multicultural Literature series. Literature students may appreciate this dense discussion of Wright's seminal novel about growing up as an African American during the Jim Crow era. Chapter summaries, literary elements, reception and criticism, and a brief overview of Wright's life combine with photographs and sidebars to present analysis of the book, its place in history, and the author behind it. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale