Betty before X

Shabazz, Ilyasah (author,, narrator.). Watson, Renée, (author.). hoopla digital. (Added Author).

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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 16 min.)) : digital.
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Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [United States] : Macmillan Audio, 2018.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by the author.
Summary, etc.:	Activist, motivational speaker, and daughter of Malcolm X Ilyasah Shabazz celebrates her mother's idealism and strength of character in a touching new YA audiobook. Betty Before X is the story of Dr. Betty Shabazz before she became a figurehead for the Civil Rights Movement. In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born. Inspired by Betty's real life--but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Reně Watson--Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother's childhood with this audiobook, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young listeners today. This title has Common Core connections.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.