Growing Up X

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ISBN: 9780345444967

A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X

Kim McLarin, Ilyasah Shabazz

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Ballantine Books Inc.
15 April 2003

Autobiography: general

""Ilyasah Shabazz has written a compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story as well as a candid and heart-warming tribute to her parents. Growing Up X is destined to become a classic."" -SPIKE LEE

February 21, 1965- Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997- After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire. In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of their parents' love, the meaning of their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last, one of them has recorded that tumultuous journey in an unforgettable memoir- Growing Up X.

Born in 1962, Ilyasah was the middle child, a rambunctious livewire who fought for-and won-attention in an all-female household. She carried on the legacy of a renowned father and indomitable mother while navigating childhood and, along the way, learning to do the hustle. She was a different color from other kids at camp and yet, years later as a young woman, was not radical enough for her college classmates. Her story is, sbove all else, a tribute to a mother of almost unimaginable forbearance, a woman who, ""from that day at the Audubon when she heard the shots and threw her body on

ours, never

stopped shielding her children.""

By: Kim McLarin, Ilyasah Shabazz
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 242g
ISBN: 9780345444967
ISBN 10: 0345444965
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 April 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ilyasah Shabazz holds a Master of Science degree in Education and Human Resource Development from Fordham University. She is the Director of Public Affairs and Special Events for the City of Mount Vernon, New York. Kim McLarin is the author of the novels Taming It Down and Meeting of the Waters. She formerly worked as a journalist for The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Associated Press. She lives with her family outside of Boston, Mass.

Reviews for Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X

A compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story... Destined to become a classic. - SPIKE LEE Only Ilyasah Shabazz could have told this story... I congratulate her on the... courage to say what she saw. - Maya Angelou At Malcolm X's funeral, the actor Ossie Davis stood up... 'What we place in the ground is more now a man, but a seed,' he said... Ilyasah has grown from that seed, but has also spent her life watching its after-effects. - The Observer Review