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    The End of the World and Beyond
    The End of the World and Beyond
    The End of the World and Beyond
    Audiobook6 hours

    The End of the World and Beyond

    Written by Avi

    Narrated by James Langton

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    In this sequel The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Newbery Medalist Avi, Oliver's adventures take him to the 18th century American colonies, where he is forced to fend for himself in the harsh wilderness, live as an indentured servant, and come face to face with the brutality of enslavement. Convicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, endures inedible food, filthy conditions, and deadly storms on his voyage across the Atlantic. But the hazardous shipboard journey is nothing compared to the peril that waits for him on the colonial shores. In Annapolis, Oliver's indentured servitude is purchased by the foul, miserly Fitzhugh, who may have murdered another servant. On Fitzhugh's isolated tobacco farm, Oliver's only companion is an enslaved boy named Bara. Oliver and Bara become fast friends with one powerful goal: to escape Fitzhugh. Oliver hopes he can find his sister, Charity, brought somewhere in the colonies on a different ship. Bara dreams of reaching a community of free black people in the cypress swamp who may help him gain his liberty. But first the boys must flee Fitzhugh's plantation and outrun their brutal pursuer and the dangers that lurk in the swamp.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 29, 2019
    ISBN9781980011439
    The End of the World and Beyond
    Author

    Avi

    Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.

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    • 4/5
      In this companion to “The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts,” Oliver has been convicted of thievery and banished to the American colonies. After a harrowing sea journey with other convicts, they are sold into indentured servitude. Oliver is purchased on the cheap by the brutal drunk Fitzhugh, who owns a tobacco farm. He also owns Bara, a black slave. Both boys are desperate to escape: Bara to join the maroons in the swamp and Oliver to track down his sister who was also sent to America. When the opportunity to escape suddenly arises, it means running for their lives. Suspenseful tone that will carry readers through, cliffhanger ending chapters. Formal articulate prose of the times. Depicts lesser-known aspects of history. Very descriptive of time and place. Adventure reading of sorts.
    • 4/5
      This story is a sequel to The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortune, and Fate. Please read the first book, but Avi gives you a quick synopsis at the start of the book in case you can’t get your hands on it.

      This book starts right where the last left off and Oliver is about to be sent to the colonies for the crime of stealing. Many of the other characters sentenced to be slaves in the colonies committed crimes that would result in community service today. The age of the convicts ranges from 6-80! Most (like Oliver) broke the law purely out of survival instincts. But, such is the reality of the 1700s. England needed labor in the Colonies, and this was an excellent way to supply the farmers with the workforce they needed.

      I like this series of historical fiction; it sounds like you are reading Dickens if his language was modernized.

      Please note that I received a free advance E ARC of this book from the publisher without a review requirement or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that, I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.