Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler / Ibi Zoboi.

Contents Part I. Parable of the sower: Stardust ; Dawn ; Daughter of dust ; Zeitgeist ; Spirit of the times ; Baby boom ; Dust ; Daughter of dust II ; Earthseed ; Star child ; Moon child ; Moon child II ; School child ; Daydreamer ; Red ink ; Pasadena ; Memory ; Fire ; Memory II ; Empathy ; Empathy II ; First word ; First story ; The Good Book ; Peter Pan room ; First book ; A universe of words ; A universe of books ; Imagination ; The pink notebook ; Imagination II ; Rogue planet. -- Part II. Parable of the talents: Space ; Race ; Space II ; Race II ; Red Scare (haikus) ; Red Planet (haikus) ; Fear of communism ; Devil girl from Mars ; Brown girl from earth ; The Red Planet ; Amazing stories ; Pulp fiction ; Hero (boy's books) ; Prize (girl's books) ; The writer ; Octavia's books ; Remington ; The writer II ; The future. Part III. Adulthood rites: Stories ; Science fiction ; Genius ; Stargazing ; Black future ; Kindred. -- Books by Octavia Butler -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Photo credits.
Abstract "From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. 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 expereinced 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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Interest age level Ages 10 and up
Interest grade level Grades 5 and up
Issued in other formOnline version: Zoboi, Ibi Aanu. Star child. New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2021] 9780399187391
Genre/formBiographical poetry.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiographical poetry.
LCCN 2021029613
ISBN9780399187384 (hardcover)
ISBN0399187383 (hardcover)
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