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Betty before X  Cover Image Book Book

Betty before X / Ilyasah Shabazz ; with Renée Watson.

Shabazz, Ilyasah, (author.). 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374306106
  • ISBN: 0374306109
  • Physical Description: 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
810L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.9 5 5 193861
Subject: Shabazz, Betty > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Shabazz, Betty, Fiction.
Families > Michigan > Detroit > Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Stepfamilies > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Detroit (Mich.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 20 of 20 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Juniata County Library J F SHA (Text)
Donated by: VFW Auxiliary Post 5863 Mifflintown [ AD @ JUNB ]
39640100629680 JUNM Juvenile Fiction Available -

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.

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