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X: A Novel

By Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
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Hardcover edition

Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN

9780763669676

Awards and Honors 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book
National Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature

Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth, 2015
Capitol Choices 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult
SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Young Adult
Horn Book Fanfare List: Best Books of 2015, Fiction
Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Top Ten
Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2016, Multicultural Fiction
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 9–12
CCBC Choices 2016, Fiction for Young Adults
2016 The Walter Award Honor Book
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Fiction
Best Multicultural Books of 2015
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Historical Fiction

X: A Novel

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Crime: General,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Strong Violence,Violence: Suicide

2016 Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book


Cowritten by Malcom X’s third daughter, this vivid, fictionalized account of the activist’s early life draws on stories from his family and childhood friends and neighbors. Author’s note by Ilyasah Shabazz. Notes about the characters. Time line. Malcolm’s family tree. Historical context. Further reading. Black-and-white photograph.
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