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Richard Wright
Rite of passage

Children's fictionAfrican Americans

Rite of passage

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First published: 1994
Editions: 4 in 2 languages

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs is told that he is really a foster child, he runs off into the streets of Harlem and meets up with a gang that wants him to participate in a mugging. Includes criticism of Wright's fiction.

Subjects: Children's fiction
African Americans
Criticism and interpretation
Gangs
Runaways
Harlem
Set in: Harlem

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4 in 2 languages

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