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Author | Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon |
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Language | English |
Genre | Young adult, Historical fiction |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | September 3, 2020 |
Publication place | United States |
Published in English | August 2, 2016 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 9780763690922 |
X: A Novel is a young adult novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon, published January 6, 2015 by Candlewick Press.
X is a Junior Library Guild selection. [1]
The book received starred review from Publishers Weekly, [2] Kirkus Reviews, [3] Booklist, [4] Shelf Awareness, [5] The Horn Book, [6] and School Library Journal, [7] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, [8] HuffPost, [9] and Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. [10]
The Horn Book, [11] School Library Journal, [1] and Publishers Weekly [12] named X one of the best books of the 2015. [13]
Year | Award / Accolade | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Booklist's Best Historical Fiction for Youth | Top 10 | [14] |
Booklist's Best Multicultural Fiction for Youth | Top 10 | [15] | |
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Top 10 | [16] | |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Longlist | [17] [18] | |
2016 | Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2016 | Selection | [19] |
Coretta Scott King Award for Author | Honor | [20] [21] | |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Children | Winner | [22] [23] | |
Walter Dean Myers | Honor | [24] | |
YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults | Top 10 | [25] | |
2018 | Rhode Island Teen Book Award | Nominee | [26] |
![]() | This article needs a
plot summary. (January 2022) |
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Author | Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult, Historical fiction |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | September 3, 2020 |
Publication place | United States |
Published in English | August 2, 2016 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 9780763690922 |
X: A Novel is a young adult novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon, published January 6, 2015 by Candlewick Press.
X is a Junior Library Guild selection. [1]
The book received starred review from Publishers Weekly, [2] Kirkus Reviews, [3] Booklist, [4] Shelf Awareness, [5] The Horn Book, [6] and School Library Journal, [7] as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, [8] HuffPost, [9] and Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. [10]
The Horn Book, [11] School Library Journal, [1] and Publishers Weekly [12] named X one of the best books of the 2015. [13]
Year | Award / Accolade | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Booklist's Best Historical Fiction for Youth | Top 10 | [14] |
Booklist's Best Multicultural Fiction for Youth | Top 10 | [15] | |
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Top 10 | [16] | |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Longlist | [17] [18] | |
2016 | Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2016 | Selection | [19] |
Coretta Scott King Award for Author | Honor | [20] [21] | |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Children | Winner | [22] [23] | |
Walter Dean Myers | Honor | [24] | |
YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults | Top 10 | [25] | |
2018 | Rhode Island Teen Book Award | Nominee | [26] |