The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. 1 The pox party
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Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, [2011].
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9780763653767, 0763653764
Lexile measure
1090L
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Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, [2011].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780763653767, 0763653764
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8, 13 Points
Lexile measure
1090

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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. It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother -- a princess in exile from a faraway land -- are the only persons in their household assigned names. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians' fanatical studies. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments -- and his own chilling role in them. Set against the disquiet of Revolutionary Boston, M.T. Anderson's extraordinary novel takes place at a time when American Patriots rioted and 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 the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
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1090L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8,13,108594.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Awards
National Book Award, 2006.
Awards
Michael L. Printz honor book, 2007.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, M. T. (2011). The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation (Second paperback edition.). Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, M. T. 2011. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Candlewick Press, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Second paperback edition., Candlewick Press, 2011.

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