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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Po

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Intended Audience: Ages 13-18

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ISBN: 9780763624026

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

Item Length: 9.2 in

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Publication Year: 2006

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 1.2 in

Author: Matthew Anderson

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction

Topic: Historical / General, Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (See Also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse), Historical / United States / General, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Item Width: 7.5 in

Item Weight: 25.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

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National Book Award Winner! This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. 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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0763624020

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9780763624026

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

Author

Matthew Anderson

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Hardcover

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English

Topic

Historical / General, Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (See Also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse), Historical / United States / General, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Publication Year

2006

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction

Number of Pages

368 Pages

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Item Length

9.2 in

Item Height

1.2 in

Item Width

7.5 in

Item Weight

25.3 Oz

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Young Adult Audience

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Pz7.A54395pox 2006

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Ninth Grade

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Twelfth Grade

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Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of the horrors of human experimentation and the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the promised sequel. New York Times Book Review The story's scope is immense, in both its technical challenges and underlying intellectual and moral questions. . . . Readers will marvel at Anderson's ability to maintain this high-wire act of elegant, archaic language and shifting voices. Booklist (starred review) Fascinating and eye-openingi this powerful novel will resonate with contemporary readers. School Library Journal (starred review) Octavian's narration...quickly draws readers into its almost musical flow, and the relentless action and plot turns are powerful motivators. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) A historical novel of prodigious scope, power and insight...This is the Revolutionary War seen at its intersection with slavery through a disturbingly original lens . Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Anderson ( Whales on Stilts ) once again shows the breadth of his talents with this stunningly well-researched novel. Publishers Weekly A brilliantly complex interrogation of our basic American assumptions. Anderson has created an alternative narrative of our national mythology, one that fascinates, appalls, condemns -- and enthralls. Horn Book, The Historically grounded, emotionally and philosophically complex, Octavian Nothing will compel readers to think differently about history and its echoes in the contemporary world. BookPage It's probably the best young-adult novel in American history, top 10 for sure. TIME Magazine A brilliant, passionate book that is flat-out unforgettable, a virtuoso exercise in voice that in no way distances the reader from the narrator and an experience of deeply felt empathy that his slowly emerging understanding of the nature of his existence engenders. Michael Cart, "Carte Blanche," Booklist Imaginative and important. Wall Street Journal Gripping, thought-provoking and occasionally horrifying ithis is first-class literature, a deserved winner of this year's National Book Award for young readers. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Presents a unique vision of this nation's infancy, one to which young-adult readers with sophisticated tastes are likely to respond with enthusiasm. San Francisco Chronicle The most daring and demanding of the fall booksi Even more extraordinary is Anderson's powerful, nuanced revelation of the deep hypocrisies, the pernicious relationship between "rational" inquiry and cruelty; political expediency and the god of "reason"; ideas of democracy and true "Observation" of evidence. Toronto Star A brilliant novel of war and race and the madness of slavery, Octavian has stayed with me for years. John Green

2006

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2006-043170

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by corvairsummer
Mar 17, 2008
M.T. Anderson is a genius
Here is yet another work of astonishing originality from M.T. Anderson that is a brilliant combination of history, science, strange family dynamics and gripping storytelling. WARNING: Set in pre-Revolutionary War America the use of arcane language and diction takes some getting used to. For HS and adult readers. Octavian and his mother are plucked from Africa for the slave trade but eventually end up as subjects of scientific experiment for a group of philosophers at the The Novanglian College of Lucidity set on proving that Africans, given a classical education in art, literature, languages, and music can learn as well as white Europeans. Young Octavian and his mother, a princess, excel at all they are taught and become something of a cause celeb. They are dressed in silk, attend lavish ... Here is yet another work of astonishing originality from M.T. Anderson that is a brilliant combination of history, science, strange family dynamics and gripping storytelling. WARNING: Set in pre-Revolutionary War America the use of arcane language and diction takes some getting used to. For HS and adult readers. Octavian and his mother are plucked from Africa for the slave trade but eventually end up as subjects of scientific experiment for a group of philosophers at the The Novanglian College of Lucidity set on proving that Africans, given a classical education in art, literature, languages, and music can learn as well as white Europeans. Young Octavian and his mother, a princess, excel at all they are taught and become something of a cause celeb. They are dressed in silk, attend lavish parties and live in luxury. But there are dark, sinister forces at play behind the scenes unknown to Octavian, until on day he enters a forbidden room... Like nothing you've ever read before - you will be thinking about Octavian long after you close the covers.
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Reviewed by Cana Rensberger for TeensReadToo.com Even the title gives the reader a glimpse of the ostentatious nature of this incredible book. THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION is presented as a young adult title, which should in no way limit it only to the teen audience. Indeed, this book will be a challenge for many high school students -- a challenge well worth the effort. M.T. Anderson immediately immerses his reader in the flowery, pretentious language spoken in the Revolutionary War period, a language that requires thought and concentration for today's reader. Once the reader is acclimated to the writing style, they are already hooked by Octavian's story. Octavian, an African prince, was sold while yet unborn, to one Mr. Gitney, referred to as 03-01, ... Reviewed by Cana Rensberger for TeensReadToo.com Even the title gives the reader a glimpse of the ostentatious nature of this incredible book. THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION is presented as a young adult title, which should in no way limit it only to the teen audience. Indeed, this book will be a challenge for many high school students -- a challenge well worth the effort. M.T. Anderson immediately immerses his reader in the flowery, pretentious language spoken in the Revolutionary War period, a language that requires thought and concentration for today's reader. Once the reader is acclimated to the writing style, they are already hooked by Octavian's story. Octavian, an African prince, was sold while yet unborn, to one Mr. Gitney, referred to as 03-01, of the Novanglian College of Lucidity. He was dressed in fine silks and fed the finest of fares. His mother was treated as the African princess she was, entertaining gentlemen, playing her harpsichord. It was not until Octavian turned eight that he realized his life was not normal, that he was indeed one of the College's experiments. No other human being had their intake, as well as their body's waste, measured and recorded. Every word spoken, every situation, was a challenge to excel, an experiment to determine if the African race was capable of advanced thought and skill. Not all children, especially black children, were given the opportunity for a classical education. Octavian was already an accomplished violinist. He read all of the great literature, in several languages, including Greek and Latin. He understood figures, physics, and sciences of the earth. No discipline was left untouched in the quest to determine the potential of a slave to learn. THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION is written from Octavian's point of view. Some passages are as though written by his own hand, then scribbled through, as if Octavian, with his vast education, still could not find the proper words to convey the horrors he had lived. His life of seeming luxury changes when the college's benefactor dies. Mr. Gitney entertains Lord Cheldethorpe in hopes that he will see fit to continue to finance the college as his uncle before him. For a time it seems that he is the solution to the College's financial distress. Especially since he has taken an acute interest in Octavian's mother. It is when she violently opposes his offer of her purchase, rather than a royal marriage, that Octavian and his mother experience the outrage and beatings more typical in the life of a slave. To Octavian's great relief, Lord Cheldethorpe returns to England and a new financial supporter, Mr. Sharpe, is found. But Mr. Sharpe changes the experiment. Now the lessons seem more designed to prove failure rather than success. When not engaged in his “lessons," Octavian is treated as a simple slave, along with his mother. Add to this the mounting unrest of the American nation, and fear is paramount. The entire household flees Boston to Canaan, Massachusetts. It is there that the most horrific experiment takes place. Mr. Gitney throws a pox party, whereby all, white and black alike, are “inoculated” against the small pox virus in hopes that they will be immune. Instead, Octavian witnesses pain and loss at the most personal level. Read the full review on the TRT website!
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