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Shabazz, Ilyasah , Watson, Renée

Betty Before X

248 pp. | Farrar | January, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-30610-6 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Shabazz's X: A Novel told her father Malcolm X's story; this affecting novel covers Shabazz's mother's life from age eleven to just before high school. Readers watch Betty struggle with the harsh realities both of her family situation and of the larger community in 1940s black Detroit. In an engaging first-person voice, the authors portray Betty as a relatable preteen while laying the groundwork for her remarkable later life. Timeline.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

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