Betty Before X

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children's novel novel semi-autobiographical novel

Betty Before X is a semi-autobiographical novel for young readers by Ilyasah Shabazz that explores the childhood and formative experiences of her mother, civil rights icon Betty Shabazz.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Betty Before X canonical	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's novel ⓘ novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ
about	civil rights icon Betty Shabazz NERFINISHED ⓘ early life of Betty Shabazz ⓘ
author	Ilyasah Shabazz NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	life of Betty Shabazz ⓘ
coAuthor	Renée Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	childhood of Betty Shabazz ⓘ formative experiences of Betty Shabazz ⓘ
genre	biographical fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorRelationToSubject	Ilyasah Shabazz is the daughter of Betty Shabazz ⓘ
intendedAudience	middle grade readers ⓘ young readers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainCharacter	Betty Shabazz NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	African-American history ⓘ Betty Shabazz NERFINISHED ⓘ childhood ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
settingCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
settingPeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
theme	family ⓘ identity ⓘ racism ⓘ resilience ⓘ social justice ⓘ

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Subject: Betty Before X
Description of subject: Betty Before X is a semi-autobiographical novel for young readers by Ilyasah Shabazz that explores the childhood and formative experiences of her mother, civil rights icon Betty Shabazz.

Referenced by (1)

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Ilyasah Shabazz → notableWork → Betty Before X ⓘ