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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)

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
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.

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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

Age Level: 14-UP

Grade Level: 9-UP

Lexile Measure: 1090(Not Available)

Series: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 7.8" L (0.75 lbs) 384 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass.
- Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts

Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Awards: Green Mountain Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2009

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 01/28/2008 pg. 71
New York Times Book Review 02/03/2008 pg. 28

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.

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