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The Good Lord Bird
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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.
Author: James McBride
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 08/20/2013
Pages: 417
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.35w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9781594486340
Audience: Young Adult
Award: Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award - Winner
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Award: Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/2013 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2013
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 43
Essence 08/01/2013 pg. 60
Ebony 08/01/2013 pg. 34
New York Times Book Review 08/18/2013 pg. 1
People Weekly 08/26/2013 pg. 47
New York Times Book Review 08/25/2013 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/04/2013 pg. 21
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2013 pg. 26
Entertainment Weekly 12/06/2013 pg. 28
Christian Century 12/11/2013 pg. 22
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 30
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 26
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2014 pg. 11
Christian Century 03/19/2014 pg. 40
Library Journal 03/15/2013
About the Author
James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the bestselling American classic The Color of Water, and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung, Deacon King Kong, and Miracle at St. Anna, which was turned into a film by Spike Lee. He has also authored the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal, McBride is also a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
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.
Author: James McBride
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 08/20/2013
Pages: 417
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.35w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9781594486340
Audience: Young Adult
Award: Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award - Winner
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Award: Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/2013 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2013
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 43
Essence 08/01/2013 pg. 60
Ebony 08/01/2013 pg. 34
New York Times Book Review 08/18/2013 pg. 1
People Weekly 08/26/2013 pg. 47
New York Times Book Review 08/25/2013 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/04/2013 pg. 21
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2013 pg. 26
Entertainment Weekly 12/06/2013 pg. 28
Christian Century 12/11/2013 pg. 22
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 30
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 26
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2014 pg. 11
Christian Century 03/19/2014 pg. 40
Library Journal 03/15/2013
About the Author
James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the bestselling American classic The Color of Water, and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung, Deacon King Kong, and Miracle at St. Anna, which was turned into a film by Spike Lee. He has also authored the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal, McBride is also a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
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