Sale price
$1999
The People Remember
Ages 6–9 · 2021
Bookroo's summary
Discover the early life of Octavia E. Butler, a pioneering voice in science fiction. Born amidst the Space Race and Civil Rights Movement, Butler's unique perspective and resilience forged her path as a groundbreaking author. Through vivid poems and prose, her journey from a challenging childhood to a literary icon unfolds, revealing the roots of her transformative storytelling. What inspired her to defy conventions and create worlds that continue to captivate readers? Dive into the life of a woman who dared to imagine beyond the stars.
From the publisher
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book From the New York Times bestselling 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.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Words
- 11,168
- Reading age
- 10–99+
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- ~1029L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 7
- F&P level
- ~Y
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 521822
Publication
- Published
- January 3, 2023
- First published
- January 25, 2022
- Publisher
- Dutton Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780399187407
- LCCN
- 2021029613
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