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

Description: "Compiling the definitive speeches, sermons, and correspondence as well as some never-before-seen original material, this comprehensive narrative biography of American icon, Malcolm X, will be the definitive reference volume for young readers"--

Brief description: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award-winning author of books for adults and children, including New York Times bestsellers like Stamped From the Beginning, Stamped for Kids, How to Raise an Anti-Racist, and Goodnight Racism. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Boston University, and the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Review Quotes:

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
CBC Teacher Favorite Selection

"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