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Really very good. Highly recommended fictionalization of Maclcolm Little, before the X.

Excellent fictionalization of the earlier life of Malcom X, the life before X. Even though it was a fictionalization it held strong to truths. Written by one of Malcom‘s daughters along with Kekla Magoon who is an award winning author. Well written, incredibly engaging, easy read. It is a YA novel. Highly recommend, well worth the read.
I loved this paragraph in the author‘s note from Ms Shabazz.

No walk and no yoga today I just can‘t. But that‘s ok because I‘m listening to my body and my body is saying take a seat, read a book, and drink some coffee.
I‘ve been bending my body in ways it isn‘t use to and it needs a minute. I tried this morning to at least do some yoga but I couldn‘t. I‘ll get back to it tomorrow.
Today I‘m going to read and continue to get use to my new glasses.
Also liking this book 👍🏼

I want to stay in bed alternating between sleeping and reading and giving this sweet girl lovins. I‘m just not feelin today.

I gave Man Cub the choice between this or ‘Good Omens‘ for my next read. He picked this.

Malcolm X #AngelOfHarlem
Really enjoyed this fictionalised telling of Malcolm‘s early life, which is based on known facts and is also written by his daughter. Quite an interesting early life! Do thoroughly recommend it.
#WinterWonderland

Only a few more letters to complete my #LitsyAtoZ challenge! 🤓

I'm done! I've completed my #LitsyAtoZ challenge!

I read books whose titles started with every letter of the alphabet. Most of the year I just read whatever I wanted, regardless on letter. The only letter I had to actually search out was X (the tagged book, which I just finished today). I'm totally going to try the challenge again next year with some extra challenge.

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Is audio tiling a thing? We pulled out two cracked tiles in the bathroom, only to find out that the style had been discontinued. Rather then redoing the entire floor I decided to fill them in with the accent tile from the shower.

Also, this is the last book I need for my #LitsyAtoZ challenge!

Work took over this week so read less than half the previous week‘s total.

Week 45/52 2018 - #BookStats
5 Books Finished, 1492 Pages Read

#LitsyAtoZ 1 (26/26) - Finished this challenge! 🍾🥂😍
#MountTBRChallenge 4 (43/52)
#YearoftheChunkster 0 (25/26)
#SeriesUptoDate 0 (18/20)
#SeriesFinished 0 (6/20)
#ListyPassport 0 (2/12)

Finished 1 challenge 👏

Why didn‘t I know about this book before, I have to say I just loved & devoured this book in double quick time. Malcolm X‘s early life, that this book covers, is a train crash waiting to happen, due to the extreme inherent racism present at this time. This made it difficult reading, but very necessary reading So glad to have read it. This is a fictionalised account based on facts & written by his daughter. Now for the autobiography..

Started this book as the last book on my audiobook #LitsyAtoZ. This was chosen following an appeal to Littens for titles that begin with X. Thanks to @Amandajoy and @Caterina for suggesting this book.I am loving this book, although some of it isn‘t easy listening! This is a fictional account, based on facts, that tell us about the early life of Malcolm X. It‘s fascinating! Also written and narrated by by his third daughter.

I was intrigued and moved by this incredible YA book about the childhood years of Malcolm X before he became the iconic Civil Rights leader. Written by his daughter, who was only three when her father was assassinated, it is a fictional account of his early life, informed by the vast materials and knowledge she has access to.

This is the review I posted on gr: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2280571002.

I got this from the library today. Malcolm once lived in a house across the street from where I went to elementary school.

@brilliantglow I got my package today! Thank you so much for hosting your generous giveaway. 😊📚 I can't wait to read this!

I started reading X...and while I can handle Dystopian lit just fine, reading bout reality and the sh*tty stuff that happens is proving to be a trial. Had to put it down for a while. What Malcolm had to go through as a child with the Great Depression, racism and segregation, bigotry, and WW2 crap going on eats at me. But what doesn‘t kill us makes us stronger right? I‘m gonna need a lot of happy-go-lucky fiction to balance out my heavy TBR of ‘18.

Definitely one to recommend. This a fictional account, based on real people and events, of Malcolm Little‘s formative years, “before the X. “ It‘s not a light read. Malcolm‘s choices as he tried to run from everything his parents taught him are frustrating and broke my heart. The pervasive racism of the time period (sadly and horribly still so relevant today) is glaring. The authors pull no punches. I couldn‘t help but think about ⬇️

The second winner from my 10k #giveaway is @Lucas.Rencher Congratulations!🎉🎉🎉 You've won my copy of X: A Novel by Illyasah Shabazz 👏👏👏

First, it‘s not the books, it‘s me. I just need/want to read these 2 books to complete the 2017 #LitsyAtoZ and #LitsyReadingChallenge, but I haven‘t felt like even picking up a physical book for well over a week. Instead, I started making list for next year while binge watching Friends. I really want to complete the two challenges, but I‘m still #unmotivated . 😕

A historical fiction of the early adolescent life of Malcom X, when he made a lot of questionable decisions and buried a lot of grief in unproductive ways, that in all likelihood served to help transform him into the man he would later become. This story may be fiction, but it is written by his daughter, with all the conversations, history, and family letters to supply the structural facts and timeline of the story. She also does a great job at...

Thank you for doing a #giveaway @brilliantglow ! I've wanted to read X for a long time, so I'd love the chance to win that one! 😊

#BrilliantGlows10kGiveaway

The daily horrors of just taking a bus ride. 😢. This book is such an easy read, but pulls no punches where it counts.

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I only started these two last night, but from what I understand so far, they both could be #Dangerous in a good way.

#CurrentRead #ReindeerReads #JingleShelves #LitsyAtoZ #ThePowerBuddyRead

I finished X: A Novel last night and also my #LitsyAtoZ #challenge! 🎉 Although I originally signed up for the mixed list, I ended up using titles for all of them. There are some great books on this list, and I'm excited to be done just before December. This is the second challenge I've finished this year, and I'm honestly not sure if I'll get any others done in the next month.

#ReadingChallenge2017

Picked up X on sale. I think it‘s still on sale, if you want to nab it!

#NovemberByTheNumbers, Roman numeral style. #LetterX #LitsyAtoZ

I am never going to be able to finish all the books I have checked out/challenged/book grouped/planned to review this month! #bookishproblems

5 (6?) more weeks till vacation!

An enjoyable novelization of the early life of Malcolm X written by his daughter. I learned a lot from this book and found its depictions of racism in the 1930s and 40s to be particularly affecting. There's also a good section at the end summarizing his later life and the realities of life for blacks during the time he was alive.

A fascinating ya novel about the teen years of the man who would become Malcolm X - co-written by Malcolm X's daughter. Really enjoyed learning about his youth and the road that led him to become a leader in the Civil Rights movement. Highly recommended.

X is the 2017-18 Great Michigan Read. This book is about Malcolm X's childhood in Lansing and Mason (which was fun since I live near Lansing) and follows him through his teens/twenties in Boston and New York. This is excellent historical fiction and gives a different perspective on life in the Great Depression and WWII. The story is written by Malcolm X's daughter, and she does an excellent job of bringing his character to life. #greatmichiganread

This book was a great fictionalized account of Malcolm X's early years. I can't imagine the thought and consideration Ilyasah Shabazz put into creating this novel... Pouring over her father's troubled childhood, his journey into the underground of Boston and Harlem, and giving a voice to his grief, pain and frustration, resentment, and eventual hope... I'm emotional just thinking about it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Malcolm has just been assaulted for being in public with a white woman and bitterly reflects on her suggestion that #ice would make everything better. Nothing particularly catchy about this quote alone but the sarcasm and bitterness of the whole passage were conveyed perfectly by people with third and fourth hand knowledge of the situation (Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm's daughter, and Kekla Magoon).

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Now reading... #LitsyAtoZ #LetterX

I do not mess around when I visit Schuler Books.

This story depicts the journey Malcolm Little takes to become Malcolm X. #LitsyAtoZ #X✔

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I love this dedication.

This book was so good - and also my #LetterX for #LitsyAtoZ. It's a fictional account of Malcolm Little's life before he became Malcolm X but according to his daughter, it adheres pretty closely to his real life. I'm thinking I need a lighthearted book after all these tragic stories of lost potential due to racial inequality.

A really interesting novelization of the early life of Malcolm X, up until he converts to Islam. I love that his daughter has written this, which I was skeptical about going in. I read his autobiography in college, and it jives well with what I remember from that.

It also goes toward the #letterX for #litsyAtoZ :)

I was making such good progress and then this happened.

I would like to use this opportunity to plug my sister's best friend from childhood who now designs stellar book covers for Candlewick. http://mattroeser.com/
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Lazy reading Sunday with lazy sleeping Harley. He's only this happy because he wasn't the one who got a bath earlier (not pictured: wet cat sulking on the windowsill).

3.5 stars--A good fictionalized account of Malcolm X before he converted in prison to Islam. Written by his daughter who was three when he was killed, this book was very lyrical in places with its language--mimicking the sounds of Malcolm's Harlem and The Roxbury. As an adult reader, I thought some parts were a little repetitive but a good read for young high school students and mature late middle school students.

#LitsyAtoZ

X? Check✔️

Enjoyed this fictionalization of Malcom X's early years before becoming the spokesperson for the Nation of Islam.

This is probably the longest book we've done as a read aloud, but I'm so glad we did. I really loved learning about Malcolm's life before the 'X' came in.

I've seen a couple people post about the #bookishhoroscope I'm looking at you @Heideschrampf and @Eyelit ! I thought mine was pretty good.... 'Open the book next to you to page 117 and that will be your prediction for 2017.'