X Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Shabazz, Ilyasah (Author), Magoon, Kekla (Author) |
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ISBN: 0606390987 ISBN-13: 9780606390989 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $16.70 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: August 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.90 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of the 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Cowritten by Malcolm X s daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. 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." |