Growing Up X
A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X
$36.15
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2003
Summary
“Ilyasah Shabazz has written a compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story as well as a candid and heart-warming tribute to her parents. Growing Up X is destined to become a classic.”-SPIKE LEE
February 21, 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997 - After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire.
In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345444967 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345444965 |
| Author: | Ilyasah Shabazz, Kim McLarin |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 139mm x 16mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
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“A compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story… Destined to become a classic.” - SPIKE LEE “Only Ilyasah Shabazz could have told this story… I congratulate her on the… courage to say what she saw.” - Maya Angelou “At Malcolm X’s funeral, the actor Ossie Davis stood up… ‘What we place in the ground is more now a man, but a seed,’ he said… Ilyasah has grown from that seed, but has also spent her life watching its after-effects.” - The Observer Review
About The Author
Ilyasah Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz holds a Master of Science degree in Education and Human Resource Development from Fordham University. She is the Director of Public Affairs and Special Events for the City of Mount Vernon, New York.
Kim McLarin is the author of the novels Taming It Down and Meeting of the Waters. She formerly worked as a journalist for The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Associated Press. She lives with her family outside of Boston, Mass.
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