This month’s Author Spotlight creator is #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. Dr. Kendi’s latest book, Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers, is a ground-breaking narrative biography and the first major biography of Malcolm X for young people in more than thirty years. In collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate, Dr. Kendi brings a global icon to life through short, evocative chapters, exclusive archival documents, photographs from the Malcolm X Collection at the NYPL Schomburg Center, and extensive backmatter. Keep reading to learn more about how Dr. Kendi captured Malcolm X’s lasting legacy on the page.
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About the Author
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 Professor of History at Howard University, and the founding director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study.
About the Book
Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers
by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Ages 10-14
National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi brings a global icon to life in the first major biography of Malcolm X for young people in more than thirty years.
As a youth, Malcolm endured violence, loss, hunger, foster care, racism, and being incarcerated. He emerged from it all to make a lasting impact. As a Black Muslim. As a family man. As a revolutionary. Malcolm’s life story shows the promise of every human being. Of you!
As a youth, Malcolm endured violence, loss, hunger, foster care, racism, and being incarcerated. He emerged from it all to make a lasting impact. As a Black Muslim. As a family man. As a revolutionary. Malcolm’s life story shows the promise of every human being. Of you!
One hundred years after his birth in 1925, Malcolm’s antiracist legacy lives on in this thoughtful and accessible must-read for all people. For you!
Just like history, Malcolm lives.
Praise for Malcolm Lives!
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!
“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
