{"product_id":"the-astonishing-life-of-octavian-nothing-traitor-to-the-nation-volume-i-the-pox-party-9780763636791","title":"The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnderson'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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763636791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/28\/2008 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2008 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108594 \/ Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"M. T. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642117877916,"sku":"9780763636791","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9ea4e392-092f-443a-b6fb-ed229ad81e67.jpg?v=1603854466","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-astonishing-life-of-octavian-nothing-traitor-to-the-nation-volume-i-the-pox-party-9780763636791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}