Native Son (The Original 1940 Text)
by Wright, Richard
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AR Book Level
6.1
AR Points
24
Word Count
147,797
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
5992 EN
About this book
A young Black man in Chicago kills his first victim in a moment of panic and then goes on to kill again. His story reflects the poverty and hopelessness of life in the inner city. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and racial slurs.