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This gripping bestseller, first published in 1966, has continued to captivate readers with its wide-ranging yet intimate portrait of an America sundered by racial conflict. David Champlin is a black man born into poverty in Depression-era New Orleans who makes his way up the ladder of success, only to sacrifice everything to lead his people in the civil rights movement. Sara Kent is the white girl who loves David from the moment she first sees
...8) The outsider
10) Grant Park
11) To paradise
AAPI Fiction
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPL-ADULT)
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"A formidable and lasting contribution to American literature." —Chicago Tribune
Originally published in 1938, Uncle Tom's Children, a collection of novellas, was the first book from Richard Wright, who would go on to win international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the Black experience. The author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, most notably the acclaimed novel Native Son and his stunning
...Abraham Lincoln Book Award 2021
Award Winning Adult Fiction
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In this modern classic, "there's no way not to suffer. But you try all...
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