The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the…

by M. T. Anderson

Series: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (Volume 1)

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Title	The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Taken from Accounts by His Own Hand and Other Sundry Sources, Volume I)
Author	M. T. Anderson
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Your review	Every time I read a novel by M. T. Anderson, my respect for him grows. The Thrilling Tales series and Feed are such different stories in such different styles, yet both so masterful, and this story finds Anderson mastering yet another genre and style. I find it hard to say what I like about this book-- there's no one thing that Anderson does well, he just does everything well. I got swept up in this novel from the moment I opened it, and I did not want to ever let go until I got to the very end. Octavian and the world that Anderson creates around him are just so compelling, so involving. You feel what he feels, know what he knows. (Except for an odd section in the last third, which, though good on its own, sits somewhat uneasily with the work as a whole.) As soon as I finished this book, I placed an order for the second half, The Kingdom on the Waves. I need to know how this ends!
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Publication	Candlewick (2006), Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date	2006
ISBN	0763624020 / 9780763624026
LC classification 1	PZ7.A54395 Pox
Dewey 1	[Fic] 22
Subjects	African Americans › Fiction African Americans › Juvenile fiction Audiobooks Freedom › Fiction Large type books Liberty › Juvenile fiction Massachusetts › History › Revolution, 1775-1783 › Fiction Massachusetts › History › Revolution, 1775-1783 › Juvenile fiction Science › Experiments › Fiction Science › Experiments › Juvenile fiction Slavery › Fiction Slavery › Juven Slavery › Juvenile fiction United States › History › Revolution, 1775-1783 › Fiction United States › History › Revolution, 1775-1783 › Juvenile fiction
Primary language eng	English
Secondary language	(blank)
Original language eng	English
Date acquired	2008-10-01
Date started
Date finished	2009-04-01
Summary 1	The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Taken from Accounts by His Own Hand and Other Sundry Sources, Volume I) by M. T. Anderson (2006)
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