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.

ISBN-13: 9780763636791

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Publication Date: 01-22-2008

Pages: 384

Product Dimensions: 7.80h x 5.70w x 1.10d

Age Range: 14 - UP Years

Series: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

M. T. Anderson is the author of several books for children and young adults, including FEED, which was a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. M. T. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.