num_pages: 272
description: 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.
language: English
title: 47
titlecomplete: 47
genres: Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Historical, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Teen, Fantasy, African American, Fiction, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 2062
places: Georgia
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prometheus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Carl Brandon Parallax Award
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers