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In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t rather feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the sensation that her mother doesn’t want her. Church helps the ones worries fade, if only for a bit of whilst. The making a song, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to get up for their rights. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, a company that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born.

Inspired by Betty’s real life–but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Renée Watson–Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother’s childhood with this book, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging in an effort to resonate with young readers nowadays.

Backmatter included.
This title has Common Core connections.


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