Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers
by Ibram X. Kendi
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2025
- Text Complexity
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Black Muslims--Biography--Juvenile literature
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