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Author:

Shabazz, Ilyasah, author.

Title:

Betty before X / by Ilyasah Shabazz ; with Renée Watson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Farrar Straus Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Shabazz, Betty--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Detroit--Detroit--Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements--Juvenile fiction.
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
Stepfamilies--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Watson, Renée, author.

Summary:

Raised by her aunt until she is six, Betty, who will later marry Malcolm X, joins her mother and stepfamily in 1940s Detroit, where she learns about the civil rights movement.
"In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Bettys house doesnt quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she cant shake the feeling that her mother doesnt 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 Reňe Watson--Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mothers 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."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0374306109
9780374306106

OCLC:

(OCoLC)998747833

LCCN:

2017019587

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