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Author Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, author.
Title Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler / Ibi Zoboi.
Publisher New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2022.
©2022
Description 112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
 book jacket
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 Mt Lebanon Children's Non-Fiction  j 92B BUTLER Zob     AVAILABLE

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Audience Ages 10+.
Summary A biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler.
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.
Awards Coretta Scott King Honor Book, author, 2023
Subject Butler, Octavia E. -- Juvenile literature.
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Child's Subj Authors.
Women authors.
Genre Biographies.
Biographical poetry.
ISBN 9780399187384 (hardcover)
0399187383 (hardcover)
9780399187407 (paperback)
0399187405 (paperback)