Betty Before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
25 Total Resources 4 Awards 3 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 34,656
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193861, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Stepfamilies--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Shabazz, Betty Fiction
- Detroit
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Family life--Michigan--Detroit--Fiction
- Michigan
- Detroit (Mich.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Stepfamilies
- Shabazz, Betty
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
- Shabazz, Betty--Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Racism--Fiction
- Families
- Racism
- Childhood and youth
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Lists With This Book
- Conversations through Literacy
- Black History Biographies
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson about Betty Before X
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Strand Book Store
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
February 2017 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
January 2019 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
Created by Macmillan
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ilyasah Shabazz
Created by Macmillan Audio
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 4
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2018
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