47

Author(s): Mosley, Walter Publisher: Little Brown and Company Format: Paperback List Price:  Rs. 235 Category: Legends, Myths, & Fables ISBN-13: 9780316016353 ISBN-10: 0316016357 Language: English Pages: 232 Dimensions: 7.59x4.98x.66 in. Age Range: 12+

Overview:

47 is the first young adult novel to be written by bestselling author Walter Mosley. A master storyteller, Mosley deftly mixes speculative and historical fiction in this daring novel. Set in a plantation, 47 (a young slave boy) is growing up under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed, until he meets the mysterious Tall John who not only introduces him to an unimaginable magical science but teaches 47 the meaning of freedom.