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Betty Before X
Contributor(s): Shabazz, Ilyasah (Author), Watson, Renée (Author)
ISBN: 0374306109     ISBN-13: 9780374306106
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2017019587
Lexile Measure: 810
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Locality - Detroit, Michigan
- Geographic Orientation - Michigan
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 193861
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

*A New York Public Library Best Children's Book of 2018 *
*A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018*

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born.

Inspired by Betty's real life--but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Ren e Watson--Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother's childhood with this book, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young readers today.

Backmatter included. This title has Common Core connections.


Contributor Bio(s): Shabazz, Ilyasah: - Ilyasah Shabazz, third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, is an educator, activist, motivational speaker, and author of multiple award-winning publications, including X: A Novel. She is also an active advocacy worker and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.Watson, Renee: - Renée Watson grew up in Portland Oregon, came to New York for her degree in writing, and now teaches poetry in the New York City Schools. Her books include Betty Before X, Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills, A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, and What Momma Left Me which debuted as the New Voice for 2010 in middle grade fiction by The Independent Children's Booksellers Association.