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Book Review: Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz & Renée Watson

February 9, 2019 by motifink

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother doesn’t want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an […]

Categories: Children, children's, Pretty Covers • Tags: Betty Before X, book review, historical fiction, Ilyasah Shabazz, middle school, Renée Watson, The Housewives League

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