Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

Ibram X Kendi

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Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

Ibram X Kendi

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"Vital, brilliant" --New York Times Book Review * A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection * 4 starred reviews

National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi brings a global icon to life in the first major biography of Malcolm X for young people in more than thirty years--perfect for fans of blockbuster hit STAMPED: A REMIX with Jason Reynolds.

As a youth, Malcolm endured violence, loss, hunger, foster care, racism, and being incarcerated. He emerged from it all to make a lasting impact. As a Black Muslim. As a family man. As a revolutionary. Malcolm's life story shows the promise of every human being. Of you!

To trace Malcolm's childhood and adult years, Kendi draws on Malcolm's stirring oratory style, using repetition and rhetoric. Short, swift chapters echo Malcolm's trademark fast walk. An abundance of never-before-published letters, notes, flyers, photos, extensive source notes, and more give young readers a front-row seat to his life.

One hundred years after his birth in 1925, Malcolm's antiracist legacy lives on in this thoughtful and accessible must-read for all people. For you!

Just like history, Malcolm lives.

Critical Reviews

Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year
Missouri Dogwood Award Readers List Title

"Vital, brilliant" --New York Times Book Review

"An expansive and immersive biography...Connecting the activist's life events with contemporary literature, politics, and society, the narrative accessibly highlights Malcolm's complex journey toward learning "how to stand up to what's wrong. Even in oneself." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The short, accessible chapters compellingly contextualize global issues, speaking directly to readers and breathing new life into a critically relevant historical figure... A humanizing, resoundingly effective portrait showcasing history as a blueprint for radical change." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This thoroughly researched, beautifully rendered portrait of a complex and pivotal figure is recommended as an essential purchase." --School Library Journal, starred review

"This impressive offering is sure to become the definitive biography of Malcolm X and
belongs in most school and public libraries." --Booklist, starred review

"Conversational in tone and diligently accessible, this biography delivers to young readers a life-sized portrait of Malcolm X... Dutifully sourced with extensive backmatter notes and, at times, intimately revealing, Kendi's work follows in the tradition of Alex Haley's famed collaboration with Malcolm and offers a remarkable successor by effectively presenting the past, considering the present, and welcoming young people into considering the future." --BCCB

Publishing Information

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Pub date: 2025-05-13
Length: 393 pages

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