Daddy Was a Number Runner

By (author): "James Baldwin, Louise Meriwether"
Genres:Young Adult books  Fiction books  Classics books  Historical Fiction books  African American books  Novels books  Race books  Coming Of Age books  
Publish Date: 1970
Daddy Was a Number Runner
ISBN1558614427
ISBN139781558614420
AsinDaddy Was a Number Runner
CharactersFrancine Coffin
Original titleDaddy Was a Number Runner
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 her own wit and endurance to survive amidst the treacheries of racism and sexism, poverty and violence.