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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I

Name: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I
ISBN: 9780763636791

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M. T. Anderson

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 22, 2008

Reading lane: Colonial & Revolutionary YA

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Liberty’s Uneasy Edges

A provocative reimagining of Revolutionary Boston makes the era’s promises of liberty feel unsettlingly close.

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The sharp contrast between Patriots’ liberty and enslaved people’s denied freedom
An eerie, questioning take on America’s origins

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Layered ideas about freedom and power
A deliberately unsettling historical atmosphere

Book Details

Authors: M. T. Anderson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: January 22, 2008
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Colonial & Revolutionary YA · Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
Reading lane: Colonial & Revolutionary YA

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Colonial & Revolutionary YA
African American YA
Abuse & Trauma for Teens

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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.