| The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Contributor(s): Anderson, M. T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763636797 ISBN-13: 9780763636791 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age 16, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - African American - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 7.8" (0.75 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108594 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. -- The New York Times Book Review Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. |