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X : a novel / Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 348 pages, 30 unnumbered pages : portrait, genealogical table ; 22 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0763690929
  • 9780763690922
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [Fic]
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1 .S47 Xan 2016
Awards:
  • Coretta Scott King Award Honor, Author, 2016.
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2016.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PZ7.1 .S47 Xan 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001489656

"This edition published specially for the Michigan Humanities Council 2017" -- title page verso.

Edition includes author's notes, timeline, family tree, historical context, suggested further reading, and discussion questions.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

HL580L Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR 4.0 11.0 170999.

Coretta Scott King Award Honor, Author, 2016.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2016.

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