X : a novel / Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763669676
- ISBN: 0763669679
- ISBN: 9780763690922
- ISBN: 0763690929
- Physical Description: 348 pages : illustration, portrait ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Target Audience Note: | HL580L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 4.0 11 11 170999 |
Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Award Honor, Author, 2016. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2016. |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Pottsville District Libraries.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tamaqua Public Library. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Tamaqua Public Library | YA SHA (Text)
Accelerated Reader: UG |
30TPL001875382 | Young Adult | Available | - |