Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Book Overview

*A New York Public Library Best Children's Book of 2018 *
*A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018*

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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374306109
• ISBN13: 9780374306106
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9