Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
Publication Information
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2022.
Physical Description
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Grades 7-9 Dutton Books for Young Readers.
Summary
"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. 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 expereinced 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"--
Subjects
- American fiction > African American authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Science fiction > Women authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- African American novelists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- African American women authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- American fiction > African American authors.
- Science fiction > Women authors.
- African American novelists.
- African American women authors.
- Butler, Octavia E.