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The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing : traitor to the nation Vol. 2 The kingdom on the waves /

After escaping from a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, on hearing of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces, Octavian and his frien...

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Main Author: Anderson, M. T.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Young adult fiction.
Freedom > Young adult fiction.
Slavery > Young adult fiction.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Young adult fiction.
Virginia > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Young adult fiction.
Summary: After escaping from a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, on hearing of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces, Octavian and his friends find themselves on board a British ship raiding the shores of Virginia as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full force.
Physical Description: 561p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780763629502 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0763629502 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes: M. T. Anderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 4, 1968. He was educated in English literature at Harvard University and Cambridge University, and received his MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. He primarily writes picture books for children and novels for young adults. His picture books include Handel, Who Knew What He Liked; Strange Mr. Satie; The Serpent Came to Gloucester; and Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. His young adult books include Thirsty, Burger Wuss, and Feed, which won the L.A. Times Book Award for YA fiction in 2003. He also writes the series A Pals in Peril Tale, and The Norumbegan Quartet.

Anderson Won the 2006 National Book Award in Young People's Literature for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party.

His title Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, was a finalist for the 2016 YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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