X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
42 Total Resources 11 Awards 8 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Muslim
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- 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
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon about X
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
Created by TeachingBooks
Walter Dean Myers Award acceptance speech by Kekla Magoon
Created by Library of Congress
Walter Dean Myers Award acceptance speech by Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by WNMU-FM
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by SWAY'S UNIVERSE
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by PBS Books
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Here and Now
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by Pirate Tree
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by Author Turf
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by Highlights Foundation
Interview with Kekla Magoon
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reader's Guide from Michigan Humanities Council
Created by Michigan Humanities Council
Teaching Ideas from Primary Source Pairings
Created by Primary Source Pairings
Teacher's Guide from Candlewick Press
Created by Candlewick Press
Reader's Theater Script from Kekla Magoon
Created by Kekla Magoon
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dion Graham and Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Brilliance Audio
Book Trailers 1
Book Talk from Candlewick Press
Created by Candlewick Press
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 11
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2016
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Honor, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
History Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2015
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