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Author:
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
Published:
New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.
Physical Desc:
xxii, 504, 16 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
Lexile measure:
700L
Rating:
700
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Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what it means to be black in America.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American men -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Death row inmates -- Fiction.
Murderers -- Fiction.
Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.
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Classics Collection.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Perennial Classics ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061148507, 0061148504, 006083756X, 9780060837563
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.1, 24 Points
Lexile measure:
700

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General Note
"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
General Note
Includes notes on the text (p. [485]-504), biographical information, and background on the novel.
Description
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what it means to be black in America.
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700,Lexile.
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700L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.1,24.0,5992.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.1,24,5992.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Wright, R. (2005). Native son. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New York, Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 2005. Native Son. New York, Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, Native Son. New York, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wright, Richard. Native Son. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New York, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.

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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