Black Boy
$11.20 / copy at 25+ copies As low as $9.31 at 1,000+Your best volume price
Total $280.00
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Black Boy class sets
A copy for every student, all the same edition, at the volume price. Pick your class size, see the cost per student, and order with the paperwork your school needs.
How many students?
- Copies
- 30
- Price per copy
- $11.20
- Class set total
- $336.00
- Cost per student
- $11.20
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. Free shipping on most orders over $95 in the contiguous US.
When does the unit start?
Order at least 10 business days before the day you need the books in the classroom (11 from mid-November through December).
School paperwork, self-serve
- Pay with a purchase orderEmail or fax your PO, or reference it at checkout. Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts.
- Tax-exempt ordersSend your state certificate once; we keep it on file.
- Download our W-9PDF for your business office (opens in a new tab)
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Black Boy class sets: questions teachers ask
What size class set of Black Boy should I order?
Order one copy per student: 25, 30 or 35 copies covers most classes, and many teachers add one for themselves. Every copy is priced at the volume tier for the whole quantity, so a class set of 30 is $11.20 a copy. Ordering for several classes at once moves you into lower tiers; the volume pricing table on this page shows each break.
Will every student get the same edition?
Yes. Every copy on your order is the same edition: the HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 9780062964137, 464 pages. Page numbers match for the whole class, so everyone can turn to the same page. Teaching from a different edition? Search for its ISBN, or ask us to find it.
How far ahead should we order for the first day of school?
Order at least 10 business days before you need the books in the classroom (11 from mid-November through December, our holiday rush). For a fall start, most schools order between May and July; for a unit that starts after winter break, order by early December. Free shipping on most orders over $95 in the contiguous US.
Can our school pay with a purchase order?
Yes. Email your PO to [email protected] or fax it to 866-522-1957, or order online and reference the PO at checkout. Purchase orders are Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts. Our W-9 is on the purchase orders page, and we keep your state-issued tax-exemption certificate on file for future orders.
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"Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives." —New York Times Book Review
A striking new edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson.
When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness of time, there will be a greater understanding and a more true democracy.” Yet from 1975 to 1978, Black Boy was banned in schools throughout the United States for “obscenity” and “instigating hatred between the races.”
Wright’s once controversial, now celebrated autobiography measures the raw brutality of the Jim Crow South against the sheer desperate will it took to survive as a black boy. Enduring poverty, hunger, fear, abuse, and hatred while growing up in the woods of Mississippi, Wright lied, stole, and raged at those around him—whites indifferent, pitying, or cruel and blacks resentful of anyone trying to rise above their circumstances. Desperate for a different way of life, he may his way north, eventually arriving in Chicago, where he forged a new path and began his career as a writer. At the end of Black Boy, Wright sits poised with pencil in hand, determined to “hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo.” More than seventy-five year later, his words continue to reverberate. “To read Black Boy is to stare into the heart of darkness,” John Edgar Wideman writes in his foreword. “Not the dark heart Conrad searched for in Congo jungles but the beating heart I bear.”
One of the great American memoirs, Wright’s account is a poignant record of struggle and endurance—a seminal literary work that illuminates our own time.
The book, Black Boy [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780062964137 in Paperback by Richard Wright may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Richard Wright
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Feb 18, 2020
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN-13
- 9780062964137
- ISBN-10
- 0062964135
- Carton quantity
- 44 copies
Black Boy for groups: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $11.20 | 41% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $10.63 | 44% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $10.06 | 47% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $9.68 | 49% off list |
| 1,000+ | $9.31 | 51% off list |
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A copy for everyone in the group, delivered before the first meeting.
One book for the whole congregation for a season.
For volunteers, staff, guests and community events.
What does Black Boy cost when I buy for a group?
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart, with no code needed. Price per copy: 25 to 99 copies, $11.20 (41% off list); 100 to 249 copies, $10.63 (44% off list); 250 to 499 copies, $10.06 (47% off list); 500 to 999 copies, $9.68 (49% off list); 1,000+ copies, $9.31 (51% off list). Need a different quantity, or a quote to forward for approval? Ask a specialist and we will confirm pricing before you pay.
How fast can I get copies of Black Boy?
Arriving in 4-10 business days. Need them by a specific date? Request a quote and we'll confirm timing before you pay.
Can you ship to several locations or people's homes?
Yes. We ship group orders to one address, to multiple sites, or to individual recipients, in the US and internationally. See fulfillment options.
Can I get a formal quote for approval before ordering?
Yes. Request a quote and we'll send a PDF you can forward for approval.
Do you accept purchase orders and tax-exempt orders?
Yes. We accept purchase orders upon approval, as well as cards, PayPal, ACH, wire transfers and checks. BookPal is a tax-exempt supplier in all 50 states. See purchase orders and sales tax exemption.
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