Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Book Overview

Betty Before X is a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250294185
• ISBN13: 9781250294180
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9