X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Muslim
- African American
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Black Muslims--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Childhood and youth--Fiction
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Poor--Fiction
- Racism--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon about X
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ilyasah Shabazz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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General Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Book-Specific Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Reader's Guide from Michigan Humanities Council
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Teaching Ideas from Primary Source Pairings
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Teacher's Guide from Candlewick Press
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Reader's Theater Script from Kekla Magoon
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Book Readings 1
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham and Ilyasah Shabazz
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Book Trailers 1
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Book Talk from Candlewick Press
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 11
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2016
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Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Honor, 2016
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2015
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
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