Betty Before X is a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She...
*A New York Public Library Best Children's Book of 2018 *
*A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018*
*Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award*