The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

One day, thirteen-year-old jessie Bollier is earning pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans; the next, he is kidnapped and thrown aboard a slave ship, where his job is to provide music while shackled slaves dance to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. As the endless voyage continues, Jessie grows increasingly sickened by the greed, brutality, and inhumanity of the slave trade, but nothing prepares him for the ultimate horror he will witness before his nightmare ends -- a horror that will change his life forever.

Paula Fox was born in New York City in 1923 and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. When she was eight she moved to a Cuban plantation and stayed for two years. Before and after Cuba, she seldom lived anyplace longer than a year or so. She is the author of several books for adults among which are DESPERATE CHARACTERS: A NOVEL and BORROWED FINERY: A MEMOIR. Her many books for children include the Newbery Award winning novel, THE SLAVE DANCER.

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ISBN 13	9780440961321
ISBN 10	0440961327
Title	The Slave Dancer
Author	Paula Fox
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1997-03-12
Number of pages	152
Prizes	Winner of John Newbery Medal 1974
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.