Buy a cheap copy of the astonishing life of octavian. The pox party paperback the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of octavian, a young african american, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the revolutionary war. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, vol. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, volume 1. Octavian nothing, aka octavian gitney, aka prince in the. The construction of octavian s story is also complex, but the message is. Its not that cassiopeia couldnt be taken down a peg or two.
About the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. Astonishing life of octavian nothing penguin random house. Octavian nothing pox party 10 best novels set in the. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i paperback. One of the most disturbing sections concerns the pox party of the subtitle, in which a select group. The novel is set in the 1760s, in boston, where octavian and his mother. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume 1. Okay, so octavian nothing is about slavery and america and we know you know thats, like, super important because, well, its slavery and american history and all.
Beginning just before the start of the american revolution, octavian lives at the novanglian college of lucidity. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. And now that i have a longer commute, this is a good way to get books read. While these individuals may have been referred to as servants, the fact is they were slaves, owned by those who had purchased them. With the publication of the astonishing life of octavian nothing, volume i back in 2006, m. The astonishing life of octavian nothing by mt anderson. Andersons breathtaking narrative views the past through a startlingly fresh lens that has powerful resonance for readers today. Read common sense media s the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. This is a woman who has tasted defeat and cant seem to shake it from her mouth. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments and his own chilling. Anderson and published by candlewick press in 2006.
The pox party book hennepin county library bibliocommons. One of the most disturbing sections concerns the pox party of the. Jan 20, 2007 the astonishing life of octavian nothing, volume 1. The first thing you need to know is that theres more than one octavian. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation. The cover of this years winner of the national book award for youngadult fiction, the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation. The pox party the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I thought not to inquire why my mother stayed in this house, or why we alone were given names mine, octavian. Anderson, is an awardwinning book about one extraordinary boys early life and subsequent attempts to escape slavery in prerevolutionary america. Cassiopeia in the astonishing life of octavian nothing. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i, the pox party by m. Yupthis is most definitely not the same cassiopeia from the start of the book.
Andersons the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. The astonishing life of octavian nothing traitor to the nation. He won the national book award for young peoples literature in 2006 for the pox party, the first of two octavian nothing books, which are historical novels set in revolutionera boston. The astonishing life of octavian nothing readers guide. This is a fine historical novel which should be read after the pox party, volume i in the astonishing life of octavian nothing saga. Astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, vol. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation volume i. Mar 11, 2015 this is our project for kathryn poles list 4326. His mother was once a princess in africa, but now she and octavian are the. This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
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 he learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role in them. The pox party the astonishing life of octavian nothing. Set against the disquiet of revolutionary boston, as american patriots riot and battle for liberty, this deeply provocative novel places an african slave at the center of the war for independence. So i decided to listen to the book on the way to work and back. Anderson octavian is treated like royalty in the house of his boston masters, until he realizes that they are using him as a science experiment to determine if africans are equal, physically, mentally, and morally, to the european whites. Fiction various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of octavian, a young african american, from. Those men make the motherson relationship more like a. Gitney did not see my instruction directly, but required that the others spend some hours a day teaching me my latin and greek, my mathematics, scraps of botany, and the science of music, which grew to be my first love. Nov 20, 2006 the cover of this years winner of the national book award for youngadult fiction, the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation.
The pox party is an american historical novel for young adults written by m. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume one. Anderson series tbr busting 20 pub 2006 young adult gothic fraudio slaves hist fic winter 201220 eugenics this is really good, however i have had to make notes of the numerical codes for the characters. Astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the. The pox party by mt anderson 460pp, candlewick press. Astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation. Andersons fine novel, the astonishing life of octavian nothing allows the reader to explore this premise through the eyes of octavian gitney, a young boy who has not yet come to the realization that he is a slave. Anderson, a historical novel set in the american revolution.
Octavian nothing, aka octavian gitney, aka prince in the astonishing life of octavian nothing. Even more mature youthful readers will find it challenging both in language and subject matter. Anderson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The pox party, winner of the national book award and a new york times bestseller, and its sequel, the kingdom on the waves, which was also a new york times bestseller both volumes were also named michael l. If you had been in boston in 1775 and had the opportunity to participate in the pox party, would you have done so and been inoculated or would you have taken your chances on contracting the disease. The astonishing life of octavian nothing traitor to the. Jun 12, 2008 the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, vol. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. The first volume of the astonishing life of octavian nothing is the story of a. Anderson is extraordinarycertainly one of the most unique, creative, and ultimately takeyourbreathaway astonishing works of fiction that ive ever read. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the.
He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the best of classical educations. The pox party, winner of the national book award and a new york times bestseller, and its sequel, the kingdom on the waves, which was also a new york times bestseller. Slaverythemed awardwinner is a challenging teen read.
Page 4 0411 praise for the pox party an imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of the horrors of human experimentation and the ambiguous history of americas origins. It is definitely a fivestar read and will be taking its place on my bookshelves. The astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. Books similar to the pox party the astonishing life of. Buy the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. The pox party novels for students by cengage learning gale kindle. Octavian nothing could have been a book about a single mother and her son if not for the fact that the motherson duo are enslaved and live in a college of male philosophers and scientists. M t anderson various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of octavian, a young african american, from birth to age sixteen, as he is. Andersons the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume 1. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the pox party, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Anderson seriestbr busting 20pub 2006young adultgothicfraudioslaveshist ficwinter 201220eugenicsthis is really good, however i have had to make notes of the numerical codes for the characters. It is the first book in the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation series. Anderson born november 4, 1968, is an american writer of childrens books that range from picture books to young adult novels. Shmoop s guide to the american revolution this book doesnt go easy on historical knowledge, but worry notweve got you covered. Okay, not literallyits just that octavian grows over the course of this. We did a book trailer over the astonishing life of octavian nothing, traitor to the nation, volume i. A chilling slant on slavery and the american civil war. The astonishing life of octavian nothing was a national book award winner in 2006 and was listed as a 2007 printz award honor book. What do you get when you combine wigs, breeches, chains.