Content: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Octavia Estelle Butler was the first black female science fiction writer. She was born in the late 1940's and experienced the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, and the Space Race. She was a gifted storyteller, and is a revered author with over a dozen books.
Zoboi uses a combination of poetry, prose, photographs, and quotes to piece together Butler's childhood. I'm not familiar with Butler's books but enjoyed this memoir all the same. It's a quick read, and would make a great launch for a unit featuring one of her titles, or as an independent biography read. I especially enjoyed seeing the photograph of Zoboi and Butler together. Octavia Estelle Butler is Black.
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