Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X

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"Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X" is a biographical children's book by Ilyasah Shabazz that recounts the early life of her father, civil rights leader Malcolm X, and the experiences that shaped his identity and activism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical book
children's book
non-fiction book
about Malcolm X NERFINISHED
author Ilyasah Shabazz NERFINISHED
authorIsDaughterOf Malcolm X NERFINISHED
basedOn childhood experiences of Malcolm X
coAuthor Kekla Magoon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Malcolm Little's family life
influences on Malcolm X's later activism
educationalUse teaching African-American biography
teaching civil rights history
firstPublicationYear 2014
focusesOnLifePeriodOf Malcolm X's childhood
genre children's biography
historical biography
hasMainCharacter Malcolm Little NERFINISHED
hasProtagonist Malcolm Little NERFINISHED
illustrator AG Ford NERFINISHED
intendedAudience children
young readers
language English
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor presenting Malcolm X's early life to children
portrays early life of Malcolm X
publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Autobiography of Malcolm X NERFINISHED
setting Lansing, Michigan NERFINISHED
Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
subject African-American history
civil rights movement
family life
racial identity
theme family influence
racial pride
resilience
self-discovery
timePeriodDepicted 1930s
1940s

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Ilyasah Shabazz notableWork Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X