Betty Before X

Shabazz, Ilyasah and Renée Watson. 2018. 248p. Macmillan/FSG Books for Young Readers, (9780374306106). Gr. 4-6.

About

This novel about the childhood of Betty Dean Sanders—before she became Dr. Betty Shabazz, and before her marriage to Malcolm X—explores her early racial and gender-based activism.

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ISBN:

9780374306106

Awards Won

Title Year
bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2019 - Selection(s)