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Contributor(s): Mosley, Walter (Author)

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ISBN: 0316016357     ISBN-13: 9780316016353
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2006
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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
Age Level: 12-15
Grade Level: 7-10
Lexile Measure: 860(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" L (0.41 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/01/2007 pg. 52
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 87689
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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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.

 
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