In his first book for young adults, the bestselling author weaves a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom. 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation..
His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave, Tall John. 47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master.
Master storyteller Walter Mosley deftly mixes speculative and historical fiction in this daring New York Times bestselling novel, reminiscent of Colson Whitehead\'s The Underground Railroad . 240 p.
The life of a young slave named 47 seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave and finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.
In his first book for young adults, the bestselling author weaves a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom
