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Title	:	47
Author	:	Walter Mosley
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	November 1st 2006 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published April 2005)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Fantasy. Cultural. African American. Science Fiction

47 Paperback | Pages: 272 pages

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Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom.

A gripping Young Adult fiction debut by bestselling author Walter Mosley.

Walter Mosley is one of the best known writers in America. In his first book for young adults, Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom. 47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious run-away slave, Tall John. Then 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.

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Original Title:	47
ISBN:	0316016357 (ISBN13: 9780316016353)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Georgia(United States)
Literary Awards:	Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (2005), Carl Brandon Parallax Award (2005)

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Ratings: 3.71 From 1686 Users | 323 Reviews

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Hmm, how to begin. This is my fourth Mosley book. They always feel like a bit of a runaway freight train that sucks you onto the tracks. This was his first YA book and you know how I love that! Its also about slavery in the South in the 1830s and a young boy named 47 (his slave #). Its also about an alien, Nclect, who left his planet 3,000 years prior because a machine made of glass named, Queziastril, answered Nclects question (each citizen only gets one) and showed him 47s image. 47 is the way

This story was amazing I absolutely loved it! It was many things to me, so I will just say "Enchanting, engrossing, magnificent and necessary. A veracious account on more levels than one."

There were times when I read this book and thought it was on of the most well written books I've ever read. Then there were the really confusing parts of it that made it rather tedius and confusing. It's an interesting combination of genres. It's mixed with slight historical fiction, sci-fi, African American folklore, and history. I did enjoy it for the most part, and liked how everything ended up.The book is about slave "47", his only identity known. When he becomes of that age he is taken from

47 is a plantation field slave, forbidden to have a name of his own -- he is simply assigned a number. He lives a life of downtrodden misery until the mysterious Tall John arrives at the plantation. He refuses to think of himself as a slave and claims that freedom comes from within. This is not a typical historic account of slavery. Tall John has a mysterious background and odd magical gadgets he carries in a carpet bag. This is a very unusual hybrid of history and science fiction. Read-alikes:

DNF at 40%. I will preface this review by saying that, obviously, my opinions don't really matter for shit here. This is a historical fiction meets sci-fi story about an enslaved black boy written by a black man, and I am just a white woman who happened to read it.There's plenty that I liked here. The book forces the reader to confront the harsh reality of slavery. Mosley pulls no punches in 47. He shows the reality of being an enslaved little boy on a plantation; he shows the both the brutality

47 by Walter Dean Meyer's is a gripping tale about a young slave boy whose known only as 47. He has an abusive master that keeps a close watchful eye on him making escape almost impossible. Until 47 meets a run away slave called Tall John who is as mysterious as his name. Tall John read dreams, fly between galaxies and make friends with any kind of animal. As the two becomes fast friends 47 gets wrapped up in Tall John's mysterious otherworldly activities and begins a personal pursuit of his own