{"product_id":"star-child-a-biographical-constellation-of-octavia-estelle-butler-paperback","title":"Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIbi Zoboi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(Cover may vary.)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbi Zoboi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her YA novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Street\u003c\/i\u003e was a National Book Award finalist and and her debut middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePride\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary YA remix of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice, \u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the anthology, \u003ci\u003eBlack Enough: Stories of Being Young \u0026amp; Black in America\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent bestseller, \u003ci\u003ePunching the Air\u003c\/i\u003e, is a YA novel in verse, co-authored by prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five. Her debut picture book, \u003ci\u003eThe People Remember, \u003c\/i\u003eearned a Coretta Scott King Honor. Raised in New York City, Ibi now lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760868786464,"sku":"9780399187407","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44d63ee17323a6d1850d59a0a20b7bbf.webp?v=1780192384","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/star-child-a-biographical-constellation-of-octavia-estelle-butler-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}