X: A Novel

By Kekla Magoon and Ilyasah Shabazz

Book Overview

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

Cowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.

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. 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. X follows the boy who would become Malcolm X 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763690929
• ISBN13: 9780763690922
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great portrait of a young Malcolm X

There is some discrepancy in his views as portrayed in the story vs later in life when he recognized how some aspects of his belief system promoted xenophobia. Otherwise, the story itself is captivating. I love that a relative of his wrote it.