03431cam a2200481 i 4500 91630834 TxAuBib 20090608120000.0 080528s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008929919 9780763629502 hardcover : alk. paper 0763629502 hardcover : alk. paper (OCoLC)671749292 TxAuBib rda Anderson, M. T. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. v. #2 The kingdom on the waves / [Print] : Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves / taken from accounts by his own hand and other sundry sources ; collected by M.T. Anderson of Boston. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2008. 561 pages : maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, The ; 2 Accelerated Reader level 8.1 points 22. "A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called 'encyclopedic' in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." -- The New York Times Book Review Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows -- the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause -- Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces. In Volume II of his unparalleled masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly provocative light. 20090608. Delaware Diamonds Award | Nominee | High School | 2009 - 2010 ; Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) | Silver Medal Winner | Historical Fiction | 2008 ; Michael L. Printz Award | Honor Book | Young Adult | 2009 ; Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards | Honor Book | Fiction & Poetry | 2009, Margaret A. Edwards Award (2019.) African Americans Juvenile fiction. African Americans Fiction. Freedom Fiction. Freedom Juvenile fiction. Slavery Fiction. Slavery Juvenile fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / African American & Black. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations, British Juvenile fiction. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations, British Fiction. Virginia History Revolution, 1775-1783 Fiction. Virginia History Revolution, 1775-1783 Juvenile fiction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation ; 2. TXTLL