The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner) A Novel

James McBride

eBook - 2013

Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed DiggsWinner of the National Book Award for FictionFrom the bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, 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 mo...nths, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic...

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Published
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
James McBride
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB00AEDDPU0
Release Date8/20/2013
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781101616185
Release Date8/20/2013