The kingdom on the waves

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Label

The kingdom on the waves

Statement of responsibility

M.T. Anderson

Title variation

• Kingdom on the waves
• Octavian II

Creator

• trueAnderson, M. T.
• trueAnderson, M. T

Subject

• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueOctavian (Fictitious character)
• trueTutors
• Young adult fiction
• trueLoyalists (United States history)
• Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
• trueEscapes
• trueSlaves
• Science -- Experiments -- Fiction
• trueBoston, Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century
• trueRacism
• trueSlavery
• African Americans -- Fiction
• trueRevolutionary America (1775-1783) -- 1775 -- 1783
• trueAfrican American teenage boys
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction
• Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction
• trueFreedom
• Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAfrican American boys
• Liberty -- Fiction
• Liberty -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTeenage slaves
• Slavery -- Fiction
• Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueRevolutions -- United States
• trueMassachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
• trueFirst person narratives
• trueDiary novels
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueAmerican Revolution, 1775-1783
• trueUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• trueFirst person narratives
• Young adult fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueDiary novels

Language

eng

Summary

When Octavian hears that Lord Dunmore, governor of Virginia, will free all slaves who join his "Ethiopian Regiment," the recent runaway gladly signs up. Upon enlisting, Octavian is reunited with his friend Pro Bono. The two comrades, who once shared a master, are thrilled to meet again, but their joy quickly subsides

Member of

• trueAstonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation

Theme

• trueFacing racism

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueSerious
• trueEmotionally intense
• trueBleak
• trueHaunting

Writing style

• trueLyrical

Award

• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
• New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2008
• YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Literature and Language Arts: 2009
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009
• YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.

Awards note

A Junior Library Guild selection

Cataloging source

UKM

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1060

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.A54395

LC item number

Kin 2008

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

1060

Literary form

novels

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 9
• 12

Series statement

The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation

Series volume

vol. II

Target audience

adolescent