The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. 1, The pox party / taken from accounts by his own hand and other sundry sources ; collected by M.T. Anderson of Boston.
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
[2006]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Anderson, M. T. Astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation ;
v. 1. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | In addition to writing children's and young adult literature, Matthew Tobin Anderson was an an instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught writing at Syracuse University, and has also worked as a disc jockey, music reviewer, and editorial assistant at Candlewick Press. |
| Physical Description: | 351 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection. National Book Award, 2006. Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007. National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2006. Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award, 2007. |
| ISBN: | 0763624020 9780763624026 9780763636791 0763636797 |