The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel
Author: Ilyasah Shabazz , Tiffany D. Jackson Category: Activism and Social Justice, Civil Rights, Culture and Heritage, High School and (Young) Adult, Historical Fiction, Middle School, Perseverance and Determination, Politics and Government, Prejudice and Racism, Prison and Criminal Sentencing Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Language: English Reading Age: High School and (Young) Adult, Middle School More DetailsThe Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist’s adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson.
No one can be at peace until he has his freedom.
In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, Malcolm drifts through days, unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners and writes to his family. He reads all the books in the prison library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm grapples with race, politics, religion, and justice in the 1940s. And as his time in jail comes to an end, he begins to awaken — emerging from prison more than just Malcolm Little: Now, he is Malcolm X.
Here is an intimate look at Malcolm X’s young adult years. While this book chronologically follows X: A Novel, it can be read as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power, prison reform, and civil rights.
The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel
Written by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson
Source: Publisher (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR))
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