{"product_id":"the-good-lord-bird-national-book-award-winner-isbn-9781594632785","title":"The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong \u003c\/i\u003e(an Oprah Book Club pick) and\u003ci\u003e The Color of Water \u003c\/i\u003ecomes 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 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,\u003ci\u003e The Good Lord Bird \u003c\/i\u003eis both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.\u003cp\u003eWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Morning News Tournament of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant romp of a novel…McBride…pulls off his portrait masterfully, like a modern-day Mark Twain.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wildly entertaining… a rollicking saga about one of America’s earliest abolitionists.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"McBride delivers another tour de force...A fascinating mix of history and mystery.\"—\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story that's difficult to put down.\"—\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outrageously entertaining… rockets toward its inevitable and, yes, knee-slapping conclusion. Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An impressively deep comedy.”—Salon “Both breezy and sharp, a rare combination outside of Twain. You should absolutely read it.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superbly written....McBride...transcends history and makes it come alive.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absorbing and darkly funny.\"—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An irrepressibly fun read.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is just so brilliant. It had everything I want in a novel and left me feeling both transported and transformed.\"—John Green \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[McBride's] effervescent young narrator is pitch-perfect and wholly original.\"—Geraldine Brooks\u003c\/p\u003eAwarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama,\u003cb\u003e James McBride \u003c\/b\u003eis an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 bestselling American classic \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eSong Yet Sung\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiracle at St. Anna\u003c\/i\u003e, which was turned into a film by Spike Lee. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eKill 'Em and Leave\u003c\/i\u003e, a James Brown biography. McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302724686053,"sku":"NP9781594632785","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594632785.jpg?v=1767739592","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-good-lord-bird-national-book-award-winner-isbn-9781594632785","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}