Richard Wright y el carné de biblioteca

"Miller focuses his story on the stirring final chapters of Wright's autobiography Black Boy (1945), in which he describes his struggle to get books from the whites-only library in Memphis. Christie's powerful impressionistic paintings in acrylic and colored pencil show the harsh racism in the Jim Crow South. . . There are also strong portraits of Wright reading avidly through the night, lost in the world of books."

"An episode from the autobiography of Richard Wright is skillfully fictionalized, resulting in a suspenseful and gratifying story about the power of reading. . . A challenging endeavor, and an accomplished one."

"This fictionalized version of an incident of the life of the African American author is a moving account of a scene recounted in Richard Wright's autobiography, Black Boy. Written simply and powerfully, and accompanied by quiet but emotionally charged illustrations, this book makes the story of a young black man's struggle for the right to read in a southern city during the early decades of this century easily accessible for young readers."

"In 1920s Memphis, the young man who would become a great American writer could not borrow books from the whites-only library. Ultimately, Wright forged his own passage to Dickens and Tolstoy: Miller's transcendent account of this moment is memorable indeed."

"Richard Wright and the Library Card is the perfect book for teachers, librarians, and even parents to read to their children and discuss the wonderful opportunities that come with having a library card... I love historical fiction, and this book did not leave me disappointed. Mr. Miller tells Richard's story in such a way that it is enjoyable and entertaining for children. As I read it, I found myself feeling sorry for Richard; no one should be deprived of the joy of reading, especially when it is a great personal desire... This book is well written and would open up a lot of great discussion in the classroom and at home."