This is a fictionalized account of Dr. Betty Shabazz's early life written by her daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, with Renee Watson. From the author's note, "My mother, Dr. Betty Shabazz, was a phenomenal woman. She was a nation builder. She is known to many as the wife of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), but so much of her legacy was rooted in her childhood experiences and bore fruit after my father's life ended. [...] I believe it was my mother's childhood that prepared her to become Malcolm X's wife, a mother of six daughters, an educator, and an advocate for girls and women."

Young Betty is loving, confident, thoughtful, and generous. I enjoyed the voice in the narrative.

I liked the sections at the end of the book that include information about Detroit in the 1940s (where Betty spent most of her childhood), Bethel AME Church ("one of Detroit's largest and oldest congregations" where Betty spent a lot of time), and information about the characters/people in the book. I learned a lot about Dr. Shabazz that I hadn't known previously. I also found and learned about people who and things that I want to learn about further.