| 47 Contributor(s): Mosley, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316016357 ISBN-13: 9780316016353 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: In his first book for young adults, the bestselling author weaves a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom. The life of a young slave named 47 seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave and finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation. 240 p. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.41 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87689 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Master storyteller Walter Mosley deftly mixes speculative and historical fiction in this daring New York Times bestselling novel, reminiscent of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad. 47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave, Tall John. 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation. |