Malcolm X

by Gail Fay

This biography examines the life of Malcolm X. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2012

About the author

Gail Fay writes educational nonfiction for elementary and young adult readers. Recent titles include Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellers of the Pueblo (Capstone Press, 2015), which investigates the mysterious disappearance of Mesa Verde's Ancient Puebloans, and Sports: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow Press, 2013), a resource for high school athletes.

One of Gail's curriculum-driven books, Economies around the World (Heinemann-Raintree, 2012), was selected by Junior Library Guild/SLJ Curriculum Levels and is part of Capstone Press's STEM Grade 5 Curriculum Bundle.

Gail's other adventures in words involve copyediting fiction and nonfiction. She has been a freelance copyeditor since 2006 and has edited more than 150 books.

When she's not writing or editing, Gail enjoys playing softball, working out, and traveling. She lives in Florida with her husband, Bob, and their hound mix, Sedona.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a children's book. As such, it's a very quick read, but it imparts no lesser-known or in-depth information if seeking a biography of Malcolm X. With the lack of background (it does have a few sidebars, but they're about other people, not historical context), emotion, or nuance, Malcolm X comes across in a poor light. I don't even think it was intentional – simply written by a white person without any context provided for an intended audience of children – but the result is the same.