Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson

Betty Before X

Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson

256 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction childrens historical middle grade emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter.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...

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Moods

informative 66%
emotional 61%
inspiring 55%
hopeful 38%
reflective 33%
sad 22%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 11%
funny 5%
tense 5%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 25%
fast 25%

Average rating

4.12

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