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- 9781594486340
- Book Title
- Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner) : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- African American / General, African American / Historical, Literary, Historical
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- 6.6in
- Item Weight
- 23.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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Soon to be a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction From the bestselling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade--and who must pass as a girl to survive. Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856--a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces--when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town--along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859--one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride'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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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594486344
ISBN-13
9781594486340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150549576
Product Key Features
Book Title
Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner) : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
African American / General, African American / Historical, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
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Ps3613.C28g66 2013
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Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"Outrageously funny, sad…McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."- Publishers Weekly (starred review), One of NPR's "5 Books to Look Forward To This Summer" One of USA Today 's "30 Hot Books for Summer" Praise for The Good Lord Bird "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride…a brilliant romp of a novel…McBride-with the same flair for historical mining, musicality of voice and outsize characterization that made his memoir, The Color of Water , an instant classic-pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain: evoking sheer glee with every page." - The New York Times Book Review (front cover review) "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A fascinating mix of history and mystery."-Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."-Ebony "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."-Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "A sizzling historical novel that is an evocative escapade and a provocative pastiche of Larry McMurtry's salty western satires and William Styron's seminal insurrection masterpiece, The Confessions of Nat Turner ." -Booklist (starred review), Praise for Song Yet Sung "[A] well-designed, gripping plot. One often risks turning the pages so fast as to miss some of the richness and subtlety of the writing." - The New York Times Book Review "Hypnotizing . . .One lyrical sentence somersaults into another. . . .McBride keeps the suspense high as he raises troubling questions about slavery's legacy, the price of freedom and what it means to be human."- People Magazine "Gripping, affecting, and beautifully paced, Song Yet Sung illuminates, in the most dramatic fashion, a deeply troubled, vastly complicated moment in American history."- O: The Oprah Magazine, Praise for The Good Lord Bird *An NPR "5 Books to Look Forward To This Summer" 2013 pick *A USA Today "30 Hot Books for Summer" 2013 Pick "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A fascinating mix of history and mystery."- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."- Ebony "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a Human Face on a nation at its most divided."- Publisher's Weekly (starred review) , One of NPR's "5 Books to Look Forward To This Summer" One of USA Today 's "30 Hot Books for Summer" Praise for The Good Lord Bird "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride…a brilliant romp of a novel…McBride-with the same flair for historical mining, musicality of voice and outsize characterization that made his memoir, The Color of Water , an instant classic-pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain: evoking sheer glee with every page." - The New York Times Book Review "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel by James McBride...There is something deeply humane in this [story], something akin to the work of Homer or Mark Twain. McBride's Little Onion - a sparkling narrator who is sure to win new life on the silver screen - leads us through history's dark corridors, suggesting that "truths" may actually lie elsewhere." - The Washington Post "Wildly entertaining…From the author of The Color of Water, a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists." - People (4 star review; "People Pick") "McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery."- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."- Ebony "Outrageously entertaining…The Good Lord Bird rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger." - USA Today "A superbly written novel....McBride...transcends history and makes it come alive."- The Chicago Tribune "Absorbing and darkly funny."- The San Francisco Chronicle " An irrepressibly fun read."- The Seattle Times "As in Huck Finn, this novel comes in through the back door of history, telling you something you might not know by putting you in the heat of the action…It is a compelling story and an important one, told in a voice that is fresh and apolitical." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Exhilarating… McBride makes what could be a confusing tale clear and creates suspense even in a story whose end is well-known. Beneath the humor lies sympathy for Brown and all those whose lives were caught up with his." - Columbus Dispatch "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A sizzling historical novel that is an evocative escapade and a provocative pastiche of Larry McMurtry's salty western satires and William Styron's seminal insurrection masterpiece, The Confessions of Nat Turner." - Booklist (starred review) "[ The Good Lord Bird ] recalls the broad humor and irony of Mark Twain." - Bloomberg News, 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction Praise for The Good Lord Bird "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride…a brilliant romp of a novel…McBride-with the same flair for historical mining, musicality of voice and outsize characterization that made his memoir, The Color of Water , an instant classic-pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain: evoking sheer glee with every page." - The New York Times Book Review "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel by James McBride...There is something deeply humane in this [story], something akin to the work of Homer or Mark Twain. McBride's Little Onion - a sparkling narrator who is sure to win new life on the silver screen - leads us through history's dark corridors, suggesting that "truths" may actually lie elsewhere." - The Washington Post "Wildly entertaining…From the author of The Color of Water, a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists." - People (4 star review; "People Pick") "McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery."- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."- Ebony "Outrageously entertaining…The Good Lord Bird rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger." - USA Today "A superbly written novel....McBride...transcends history and makes it come alive."- The Chicago Tribune "Absorbing and darkly funny."- The San Francisco Chronicle " An irrepressibly fun read."- The Seattle Times "As in Huck Finn, this novel comes in through the back door of history, telling you something you might not know by putting you in the heat of the action…It is a compelling story and an important one, told in a voice that is fresh and apolitical." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Exhilarating… McBride makes what could be a confusing tale clear and creates suspense even in a story whose end is well-known. Beneath the humor lies sympathy for Brown and all those whose lives were caught up with his." - Columbus Dispatch "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A sizzling historical novel that is an evocative escapade and a provocative pastiche of Larry McMurtry's salty western satires and William Styron's seminal insurrection masterpiece, The Confessions of Nat Turner." - Booklist (starred review) "[ The Good Lord Bird ] recalls the broad humor and irony of Mark Twain." - Bloomberg News, Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction Winner of the Morning News Tournament of Books "A brilliant romp of a novel...McBride...pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain." -- The New York Times Book Review "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-- NPR "A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel ...There is something deeply humane in this [story], something akin to the work of Homer or Mark Twain." -- The Washington Post "Wildly entertaining... a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists." -- People "McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery."-- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."-- Ebony "Outrageously entertaining... rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger." -- USA Today "An impressively deep comedy."--Salon "Both breezy and sharp, a rare combination outside of Twain. You should absolutely read it." -- New York Magazine "Superbly written....McBride...transcends history and makes it come alive."-- The Chicago Tribune "Absorbing and darkly funny."-- San Francisco Chronicle "An irrepressibly fun read."-- The Seattle Times " The Good Lord Bird is just so brilliant. It had everything I want in a novel and left me feeling both transported and transformed."--John Green "[McBride's] effervescent young narrator is pitch-perfect and wholly original."--Geraldine Brooks, One of NPR's "5 Books to Look Forward To This Summer" One of USA Today 's "30 Hot Books for Summer" Praise for The Good Lord Bird "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride…a brilliant romp of a novel…McBride-with the same flair for historical mining, musicality of voice and outsize characterization that made his memoir, The Color of Water , an instant classic-pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain: evoking sheer glee with every page." - The New York Times Book Review "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel by James McBride...There is something deeply humane in this [story], something akin to the work of Homer or Mark Twain. McBride's Little Onion - a sparkling narrator who is sure to win new life on the silver screen - leads us through history's dark corridors, suggesting that "truths" may actually lie elsewhere." - The Washington Post "Wildly entertaining…From the author of The Color of Water, a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists." - People (4 star review; "People Pick") "McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery."- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."- Ebony "Outrageously entertaining…The Good Lord Bird rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger." - USA Today "As in Huck Finn, this novel comes in through the back door of history, telling you something you might not know by putting you in the heat of the action…It is a compelling story and an important one, told in a voice that is fresh and apolitical." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Exhilarating… McBride makes what could be a confusing tale clear and creates suspense even in a story whose end is well-known. Beneath the humor lies sympathy for Brown and all those whose lives were caught up with his." - Columbus Dispatch "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A sizzling historical novel that is an evocative escapade and a provocative pastiche of Larry McMurtry's salty western satires and William Styron's seminal insurrection masterpiece, The Confessions of Nat Turner." - Booklist (starred review) "[ The Good Lord Bird ] recalls the broad humor and irony of Mark Twain." - Bloomberg News, Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction Praise for The Good Lord Bird "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride…a brilliant romp of a novel…McBride-with the same flair for historical mining, musicality of voice and outsize characterization that made his memoir, The Color of Water , an instant classic-pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain: evoking sheer glee with every page." - The New York Times Book Review "You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish."-NPR "A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel by James McBride...There is something deeply humane in this [story], something akin to the work of Homer or Mark Twain. McBride's Little Onion - a sparkling narrator who is sure to win new life on the silver screen - leads us through history's dark corridors, suggesting that "truths" may actually lie elsewhere." - The Washington Post "Wildly entertaining…From the author of The Color of Water, a rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists." - People (4 star review; "People Pick") "McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery."- Essence "A story that's difficult to put down."- Ebony "Outrageously entertaining…The Good Lord Bird rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger." - USA Today "An impressively deep comedy...It's a view of the antebellum world refreshingly free of pieties, and full of questions about the capacity of human beings to act on their sense of right and wrong, about why the world is the way it is, and what any one of us can do to make it better. It's the rare comic novel that delves so deep." -Salon "Both breezy and sharp, a rare combination outside of Twain. You should absolutely read it." -Kathryn Schulz, New York Magazine "A superbly written novel....McBride...transcends history and makes it come alive."- The Chicago Tribune "Absorbing and darkly funny."- The San Francisco Chronicle " An irrepressibly fun read."- The Seattle Times "As in Huck Finn, this novel comes in through the back door of history, telling you something you might not know by putting you in the heat of the action…It is a compelling story and an important one, told in a voice that is fresh and apolitical." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Exhilarating… McBride makes what could be a confusing tale clear and creates suspense even in a story whose end is well-known. Beneath the humor lies sympathy for Brown and all those whose lives were caught up with his." - Columbus Dispatch "Outrageously funny, sad... McBride puts a human face on a nation at its most divided."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A sizzling historical novel that is an evocative escapade and a provocative pastiche of Larry McMurtry's salty western satires and William Styron's seminal insurrection masterpiece, The Confessions of Nat Turner." - Booklist (starred review) "[ The Good Lord Bird ] recalls the broad humor and irony of Mark Twain." - Bloomberg News
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