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Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon

"Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies--after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolm's efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he's found is only an illusion--and that he can't run forever. X follows Malcolm from his childh"--

GenresYoung Adult FictionHistoricalUnited States20th CenturyPeople & PlacesAfrican American & Black

541 pages, 10 editions

English edition · First published 2015 by Gale, a Cengage Company · ISBN 9781432874186

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Editions

10 editions

English

  • X · Gale, a Cengage Company · 2020 · ISBN 9781432874186 This page
  • X: A Novel · Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 2016 · ISBN 9781531846664
  • X: A Novel · National Geographic Books · 2016 · ISBN 9780763690922
  • X · Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 2016 · ISBN 9781531846671
  • X · Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 2015 · ISBN 9781491502617
  • X: A Novel · Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 2015 · ISBN 9781491502297
  • X: A Novel · Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 2015 · ISBN 9781491502457
  • X: Library Edition · Brilliance Audio Lib Edn · 2015 · ISBN 9781501226915
  • X: A Novel · Candlewick Press · 2015 · ISBN 9780763686147
  • X: A Novel · Candlewick Press · 2015 · ISBN 9780763669676

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