X : a novel
- Author/Creator:
- Shabazz, Ilyasah, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- First edition.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- X : a novel / Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Magoon, Kekla, author
Emory University. Children's Reading Program
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Young adult fiction
Biographical fiction
Historical fiction - Subjects:
- X, Malcolm,1925-1965--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
X, Malcolm,1925-1965--Childhood and youth--Fiction
Black Muslims--Biography--Juvenile fiction
African American Muslims--Biography--Juvenile fiction
African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964--Juvenile fiction
Juvenile delinquents--Biography--Juvenile fiction
Conversion--Biography--Juvenile fiction
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies -- after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's 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 Malcolm's efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he's found is only an illusion -- and that he can't 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.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 348 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936539871102486
- ISBN:
- 9780763669676
0763669679 - OCLC Number:
- 879915367
- Barcode:
- 010002799083
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