For my 2015 AtoZ Challenge I'm featuring...
4-1-1
*4 random words/descriptions/tools about myself,
*1 blog I adore so much I would like everyone else to follow (it's only 26 new amazing blogs to add to your list if you haven't already),
*1, 2015 novel.
*Which all start with the letter of the day or as close as I could get.
Simple, fast posts so you can read, comment, and move on to the next A to Z blogger. Enjoy!
X
Randomness about Myself
Xfinity Apps
Xyst Gardens
Xylography
X Men
Blogs/Bloggers
Xyst Gardens
Xylography
X Men
Blogs/Bloggers
2015 Book
X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
Cowritten by Malcolm X’s daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.
I am Malcolm.
I am my father’s son. But to be my father’s son means that they will always come for me.
They will always come for me, and I will always succumb.
Malcolm Little’s parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's nothing but a pack of lies—after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There’s no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer.
But Malcolm’s efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory when what starts as some small-time hustling quickly spins out of control. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he’s found is only an illusion—and that he can't run forever.
X follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.
I am Malcolm.
I am my father’s son. But to be my father’s son means that they will always come for me.
They will always come for me, and I will always succumb.
Malcolm Little’s parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's nothing but a pack of lies—after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There’s no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer.
But Malcolm’s efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory when what starts as some small-time hustling quickly spins out of control. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he’s found is only an illusion—and that he can't run forever.
X follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.
Hi Dani - the X book .. sounds very interesting ... a post came up earlier on Malcolm X - hence your post resonated. I'd like to read his daughter's book sometime ..
ReplyDeleteCheers Hilary
Xyst gardens. Had to Google that one. A covered garden or portico that goes back to antiquity.
ReplyDeleteStephen Tremp
A-Z Co-host
X is for Xenoglossy
X-Men! You rock.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound interesting.
ReplyDeleteX-Men started it all for me. :)
That books sounds interesting! I noticed your A to Z badges. Boy, I am impressed. Great going!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Mueller
AtoZ 2015
My Little Pony