In collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate, this powerful biography for young readers is a modern classic in the making, written by #1New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi.

Published 100 years after his birth,Malcolm Lives!is a ground-breaking narrative biography of one of the most influential Americans of all time.

Dr. Kendi expertly crafts a propulsive telling of Malcolm Xs lifefrom birth to death. He provides context for both Malcolms choicesand those around himnot just painting an intimate picture of a famous figure, but of the social and political landscape of America during the civil rights movement.

Ultimately, Malcolm’s true legacy is a journey toward anti-racism. Just like history, Malcolm lives.

With short, evocative chapters, exclusive archival documents, photographs from the Malcolm X Collection at the NYPL Schomburg Center, and extensive backmatter, this is a thoughtful and accessible, must-read for all Americans.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendiis a National Book Award-winning author of books for adults and children, includingNew York Timesbestsellers likeStamped From the Beginning,Stamped for Kids,How to Raise an Anti-Racist, andGoodnight Racism. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Boston University, and the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux (May 13, 2025)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400pages
• ISBN-13: 9780374311865
• Reading age: 12 – 18 years
• Grade level: 7 – 9
• Item Weight: 1 pound
• BISAC Categories: Kids