{"product_id":"star-child-isbn-9780399187384","title":"Star Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA We Need Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of\u003cb\u003e the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book \u003cb\u003eof the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book \u003cb\u003eof the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book \u003cb\u003eof the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book \u003cb\u003eof the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book \u003cb\u003eof the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"A one-of-a-kind masterpiece of literature. This must-read biography belongs on every library shelf and will redefine the way readers engage with biographical texts.”—\u003ci\u003eSLJ,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"A biography that’s as unique in form and content as the groundbreaking sci-fi\/fantasy author herself.... Informational and inspirational, this innovative work will draw committed Butler fans and entice those unfamiliar with her work to seek it out.\"—\u003ci\u003eHorn Book,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"A radiant biography spotlights the life of science fiction great Octavia Butler through a compilation of poetry, prose, quotes and photos.\"—Shelf Awareness, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"An inspiring look at the formative years and work of a literary giant that’s sure to capture young readers’ attention.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"This title truly has something for every reader.\"—\u003ci\u003eSLC\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here’s a true statement for you: If you live a good life and are true to yourself and persevere, you might, you MIGHT, be lucky enough to get someone like Ibi Zoboi to write your biography for kids.\"—Betsy Bird, Fuse #8 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zoboi movingly highlights the importance of empathy in Butler’s work and her role as a mentor and source of inspiration for countless other Black creatives.\"—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fittingly expansive tribute to Butler’s visionary mind and the childhood that sowed it.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\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.\u003cb\u003eStardust\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if on the day she was born there was a quiet storm of tiny \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eshimmering dust that settled on tree leaves, on flower petals, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eon rooftops, on the ground, on the shiny work shoes, and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eglided through open windows to settle on hardwood \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efloors? Maybe there was a storm of stardust and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethis was how Laurice James Butler and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctavia Margaret Butler gave \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebirth to a baby girl named \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctavia Estelle Butler, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea star child. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDawn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurice James Butler, who worked as a shoeshine man, and Octavia Margaret Butler, who worked as a live-in domestic servant, were married on May 17, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. On June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, California, they gave birth to a baby girl whom they named Octavia Estelle Butler. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurice died on February 16, 1951, when Octavia was almost four years old. She knew very little about her father. She was raised by her mother and grandmother—two hardworking and God-fearing matriarchs. 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