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Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
By ZOBOI, Ibi
- ISBN
- 9780399187384
- Publisher
- Dutton
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Starred Review on March 1, 2022 | Middle To High School
Gr 5 Up—Zoboi's biography of science fiction author Octavia Estelle Butler details her life from birth in Pasadena, CA, to her legacy as an author. Raised by her mother and grandmother after losing her father when she was four, Butler grew up in a non-segregated town filled with opportunities that her mother worked hard to give her. After struggling with dyslexia in school, Butler found reading and storytelling as a way to escape the schoolyard banter, where she found it difficult to connect with her classmate...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
