Betty Before X

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Synopsis
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother doesn’t want her.

Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights.

Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born.

Inspired by Betty's real life--but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Renée Watson--Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother’s childhood with this book, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young readers today.

Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780374306113
Related ISBNs:
9780374306106
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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