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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 01/22/2008
ISBN: 9780763636791
Pages: 353
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.70w x 1.10d
Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee

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

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 108594 / Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party
Reading Level: 8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13