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Shabazz, Ilyasah , Magoon, Kekla

X: A Novel

375 pp. | Candlewick | January, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6967-6 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-7636-7425-0
(1) YA Shabazz, Malcolm X's third daughter, and YA author Magoon present a vivid, immediate fictionalized portrait of the civil rights activist. Readers are immersed in young Malcolm's world, from his tragic Depression-era childhood; through his teen years in Boston and Harlem, imprisonment for larceny, and growing awareness of racism's impact; ending with his conversion to Islam in his mid-twenties. A powerful, compelling work of historical fiction. Reading list. Bib.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2015

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