The Resource The Good Lord Bird, James McBride
The Good Lord Bird, James McBride
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The item The Good Lord Bird, James McBride represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 7 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The Good Lord Bird, James McBride represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 7 library branches.
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- Summary
- "Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town--with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry--whom Brown nicknames Little Onion--conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at 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, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The Good Lord Bird
- Title
- The Good Lord Bird
- Statement of responsibility
- James McBride
- Subject
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- trueSelf-perception in men
- trueAbolitionists
- Abolitionists -- Fiction
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Fiction
- trueChildren and adults
- trueExtremists
- trueFalse personation
- trueFemale impersonators
- trueFreedom seekers
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- United States
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- trueGender identity
- trueHarper's Ferry, West Virginia -- History | John Brown's Raid, 1859
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueObsession
- trueTwelve-year-olds
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town--with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry--whom Brown nicknames Little Onion--conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at 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, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival." -- Publisher's description
- Award
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- BCALA Literary Award for Fiction, 2014.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2013.
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2013.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2013
- Awards note
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2013
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10192768
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McBride, James
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brown, John
- Fugitive slaves
- Abolitionists
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
- Label
- The Good Lord Bird, James McBride
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 977611
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 417 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594486340
- Lccn
- 2013004014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781594486340
- (OCoLC)820123671
- Label
- The Good Lord Bird, James McBride
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 977611
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 417 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594486340
- Lccn
- 2013004014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781594486340
- (OCoLC)820123671
Subject
- trueSelf-perception in men
- trueAbolitionists
- Abolitionists -- Fiction
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Fiction
- trueChildren and adults
- trueExtremists
- trueFalse personation
- trueFemale impersonators
- trueFreedom seekers
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- United States
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- trueGender identity
- trueHarper's Ferry, West Virginia -- History | John Brown's Raid, 1859
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueObsession
- trueTwelve-year-olds
Genre
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- trueBCALA Literary Award: Fiction Category
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2013
- trueNational Book Awards: Fiction
- trueLibrary Journal Best Historical Fiction
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2013
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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