Star Child

A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

By Ibi Zoboi | Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

About the book

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred.


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 experienced 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.

Editions of Star Child

Hardcover
ISBN 9780399187384
Paperback
ISBN 9780399187407
EBook
ISBN 9780399187391
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780593503232
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780593503249

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A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred.


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 experienced 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.

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What is Star Child about?

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred.


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 experienced 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.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Star Child?

Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: General interest > Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography

Where can I read a sample of Star Child?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399187384

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Star Child?

Ibi Zoboi

Who is the Publisher of the book Star Child?

Penguin Young Readers Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Star Child is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399187384) and paperback(ISBN 9780399187407) and ebook(ISBN 9780399187391) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593503232) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593503249)

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