Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
From the New York Times best-selling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of PARABLE OF THE SOWER and KINDRED.
Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death.
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book
Target age group 10-13
Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death.
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book
Target age group 10-13
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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6-8
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1Biography & Autobiography
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Theme 2Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemePrejudice & Racism
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AwardsCoretta Scott King Award Honor Book 2023
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AuthorZoboi, Ibi
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Lexile LevelNP
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Deweyb
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PublisherPenguin Publisher (USA)
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Publication Date1/25/2022
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Pages128
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Dimensions0.7 H × 9.1 L × 6.2 W
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Case Qty65
