47 Israelite between school and boxing and

between school and boxing and helping out at home

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not because his mom died—although she did

By Emmy Laybourne:

47 Israelite between school and boxing andMaster 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. 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 runaway slave, Tall John. 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.