{"product_id":"the-good-lord-bird-9781594632785","title":"The Good Lord Bird","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong \u003c\/i\u003e(an Oprah Book Club pick) and\u003ci\u003e The Color of Water \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade--and who must pass as a girl to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856--a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces--when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town--along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859--one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, \u003ci\u003e The Good Lord Bird \u003c\/i\u003eis both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594632785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2014 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2014 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661088780444,"sku":"9781594632785","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8e8eb6a8-090b-4efc-b36c-b5a34baeb726.jpg?v=1603898583","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-good-lord-bird-9781594632785","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}