47
by Walter Mosley
List Price: $16.99Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (May 04, 2005)
Fiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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Description of 47 by Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley is one of the best-known writers in America. In his first book for young adults, Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom. 47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave, Tall John. Then, 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.

Additional Book Information:
- ISBN: 9780316110358
- Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publisher: Hachette Book Group
- Parent Company: Lagardère Group
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