02223cam a2200373 i 4500 330797462 TxAuBib 20150327120000.0 140127s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014931838 9780763669676 0763669679 YDXCP eng YDXCP rda BTCTA BDX OCLCQ NTE C9Z CZA UOK OCP FOLLT GZF SDL IDU DLC SKYRV TxAuBib rda Shabazz, Ilyasah. X : a novel / Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. 348 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies--after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolm's efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he's found is only an illusion--and that he can't run forever. X follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today. 20150429. A copy presented to the Douglas County Library System by Vince and Minnie McGovern. X, Malcolm 1925-1965 Childhood and youth Juvenile fiction. African American Muslims Juvenile fiction. Black Muslims United States Juvenile fiction. Black nationalism United States Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction. Bildungsromans Juvenile fiction. Bildungsromans. Magoon, Kekla, author.