Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi
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- 7-12
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- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
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- Black Experiences
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ibi Zoboi about Star Child
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ibi Zoboi
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ibi Zoboi and Robin Miles
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Awards & Distinctions 10

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Honor, 2023

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
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