{"product_id":"malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary-9781338309850","title":"Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At 19 he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At 20 he was in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the name Malcolm X, and there he developed his beliefs about what being black means in America: beliefs that shook America then, and still shake America today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew men in American history are as controversial or compelling as Malcolm X. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Walter Dean Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, portrays Malcolm X as prophet, dealer, convict, troublemaker, revolutionary, and voice of black militancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of an award-winning body of work which includes \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlam!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. In addition, he was the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Focus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605392986386,"sku":"9781338309850","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3eb8afab-7cb9-44da-bb54-8e80d84086ac.jpg?v=1732275461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary-9781338309850","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}