X
of Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon (Goodreads Author)
Description
Winner of the 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/TeensA 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookCowritten by Malcolm Xâs daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.Malcolm Littleâs parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, thatâs a pack of liesâafter all, his fatherâs been murdered, his motherâs been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. Thereâs no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolmâs efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory. Deep down, he knows that the freedom heâs found is only an illusionâand that he canât run forever.X follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384 pages
- Publisher Candlewick Press
- Publication Date August 2nd 2016
- First Publication January 6th 2015
- Language Not informed
- ISBN 9780763690922
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Lansing, Michigan (United States)', 'Boston, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Harlem, New York City, New York (United States)']
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