Bibliograph

X, a novel, Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon

Type

Label

X, a novel, Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsgenealogical tablesportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

879915367

Responsibility statement

Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, 4.0, 11.0, 170999.Accelerated Reader, UG, 4, 11.Reading Counts, High School, 5.3, 19.

Sub title

a novel

Summary

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 -- after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. 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. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he's found is only an illusion -- and that he can't run forever. X follows Malcolm 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

Target audience

adolescent

Classification