Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether

Daddy Was a Number Runner

Louise Meriwether with James Baldwin (Contributor)

240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical race emotional reflective medium-paced
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This beloved modern classic documents the lives and hardships of an African American family living in Depression-era Harlem. While 12-year-old Francie Coffin’s world and family threaten to fall apart, this remarkable young heroine must call upon h...

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