Rite of Passage
Richard Wright. Harper Teen, $6.99 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-06-447111-4
This posthumously published novella depicts the brutal conditions facing young African American men in 1940s Harlem. Though written more than 50 years ago, its portrayals of crime, alienation and adolescent disillusionment remain ``highly relevant,'' said PW. Ages 12-up. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 01/29/1996
Genre: Children's
Hardcover - 151 pages - 978-0-06-023419-5
Hardcover - 151 pages - 978-0-06-023420-1
Prebound-Other - 151 pages - 978-0-606-08592-2
Prebound-Other - 978-0-7807-7080-5
Prebound-Sewn - 160 pages - 978-0-7857-9054-9
