Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary

Myers, Walter Dean

ISBN 10: 1620644509 ISBN 13: 9781620644508

Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB, 2013

As a fourteen-year-old, he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At sixteen, he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem, he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At nineteen, he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At twenty, he was in prison. It was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the nam

Reseña del editor:

Recounts the life of Malcolm X and considers his roles as an orator, convict, revolutionary, Muslim, and martyr.

Biografía del autor:

Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014) was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. His notable works include Fallen Angels, Monster, Crystal, and Scorpions. He won numerous awards for his works, including five Coretta Scott King Awards for African American authors. He also won the first Michael L. Printz Award for his book Monster. In January of 2012 he became the Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.