The Good Lord Bird: A Novel

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The Good Lord Bird: A Novel

Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Liev SchreiberÂ and Jaden Smith

A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year

Winner of the Morning News Tournament of Champions

â€œA magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride.â€ â€“cover review of The New York Times Book Review
â€œOutrageously entertaining.â€ â€“USA Today
â€œJames McBride delivers another tour de forceâ€ â€“Essence
â€œSo imaginative, youâ€™ll race to the finish.â€ â€“NPR.org
â€œWildly entertaining.â€â€”4-star People lead review
"A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel.â€ â€“ Washington Post
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From the bestselling author of The Color of Water and Song Yet Sung comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brownâ€™s antislavery crusadeâ€”and who must pass as a girl to survive.

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henryâ€™s master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave townâ€”with Brown, who believes heâ€™s a girl.

Over the ensuing months, Henryâ€”whom Brown nicknames Little Onionâ€”conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859â€”one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.

An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBrideâ€™s meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
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Country	USA
Author	James McBride
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Riverhead Hardcover
EAN	9781594486340
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1594486344
Label	Riverhead Books
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
MPN	9781594486340
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	432
PartNumber	9781594486340
PublicationDate	2013-08-20
Publisher	Riverhead Books
ReleaseDate	2013-08-20
Studio	Riverhead Books

The Good Lord Bird: A Novel

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