This book features a portrait for young readers of Octavia Butler, a captivating biography in verse and prose. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller, Octavia E. Butler, in poems and prose. Born amidst the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler’s American childhood shaped her into the groundbreaking science fiction storyteller whose novels continue to captivate and delight readers for years after her passing. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)