The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. Vol. 1, The pox party / taken from accounts by his own hand and other sundry sources ; collected by M.T. Anderson of Boston.
The transit of Venus -- The pox party -- Liberty & property -- The great chain of being.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.0 13.0 108594.
Awards
National Book Award, 2006.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Summary
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.