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  • Published: 25 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780399187384
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $37.99

Star Child

A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler




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

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.

  • Published: 25 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780399187384
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $37.99

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Praise for Star Child

* "Zoboi has created a necessary addition to school and public library collections through this memorable look at how writers incorporate their lives into their work."—Booklist, starred review
 
"A fittingly expansive tribute to Butler’s visionary mind and the childhood that sowed it."—Publishers Weekly

"Zoboi pairs elegantly crafted poems with direct, informative prose to create an emotionally charged look at a Black woman who changed the literary landscape, writing in a genre dominated by white authors and white characters. [T]his is a compelling blend of artistry and nonfiction that will likely send readers directly to Butler’s books."—BCCB