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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation : the Pox Party / : Taken From Accounts by his own Hand and Other Sundry Sources

Anderson, M. T. Book - 2006 R Printz Honor 2007, Teen Fiction / Anderson, M. T., Teen Book / Fiction / Historical / Anderson, M. T 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, 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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Gripping read highlighting the nature of freedom submitted by LibraryMaven on June 15, 2014, 3:26pm For the first several chapters of this astonishing novel, the reader is unmoored in space and time, uncertain even of genre. And this is a good thing, because the reader must slow down and learn along with Octavian himself the circumstances of his life. Slowly, details are revealed, and the reader realizes with Octavian that he is the center of cruel experiment on the cusp of the Revolutionary War in Boston, making the book a historical novel…or is it? It covers so much, including history, philosophy, hair-raising adventure, and the cruelty of slavery, that it is limiting to confine it to one genre. Additionally, the format of diary entries, manuscripts, letters, and public notices keeps the reader engaged in piecing together the full story. A highly illuminating and engrossing read unlike nearly any other book, the descriptions of the physical and mental anguish that went into slavery are among the most visceral the reviewer has ever read. For those looking for historical fiction or young adult literature at its finest, this is an excellent bet.

Visceral and gripping submitted by savannahwhaley42 on August 5, 2023, 4:09pm Really well-written and devastating historical fiction set during the revolutionary war period

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The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation
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PUBLISHED
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 351 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1090

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0763636797
0763624020
9780763653767

SUBJECTS
Freedom -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction.
Science -- Experiments -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.