X: A Novel is a young adult novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon, published January 6, 2015 by Candlewick Press.
Reception X is a Junior Library Guild selection.
The book received starred review from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Shelf Awareness, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal, as well as positive reviews from The New York Times Book Review, HuffPost, and Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
The Horn Book, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly named X one of the best books of the 2015. +Awards and accolades for XYearAward / AccoladeResultRef.2015Booklist's Best Historical Fiction for YouthTop 10Booklist's Best Multicultural Fiction for YouthTop 10Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthTop 10National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureLonglist2016Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2016SelectionCoretta Scott King Award for AuthorHonorNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - ChildrenWinnerWalter Dean MyersHonorYALSA's Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop 102018Rhode Island Teen Book AwardNominee
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