The Slave Dancer
by Paula Fox
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Author: Paula FoxEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-03-12
ISBN: 0440961327
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books
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Summary: 3 Stars
Jessie is a typical 13 year old boy living in 1840. He has a mother who works as a dress maker and a younger sister. He loves to play the fife. But like any teenager he has a few bad habits. One of which is stopping by the slave yards. Jessie plays his fife close to the docks so he can stop and see what's going on. One day a man gives him a little money for playing. Of course he was grateful.
When he got home his mother was making a dress and needed candle sticks. So Jessie went out to get some. But on the way home he was kidnapped. By none other than the man who had given him money earlier in the day. Terrified he is taken out to sea in a small rowboat. There he boards a large ship he soon comes to know as the Moonlight. He meets the terrible captain and crew and is told he will be working days and playing his fife at night so that the slaves will `dance' and keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. Jessie is horrified and disgusted but what choice does he have? After a long time on the trip Jessie has seen nearly more than he can handle. Slaves are beaten, abused, treated like scum and many have even died.
Now a huge storm is coming. Will Jessie be able to survive it? Or will life in the slave trade be too much to handle. Especially since all he has to remember home is two candle sticks.
This book started out somewhat slow but it got much better towards the end. The last few chapters will certainly shock you. Don't pass up Paula Fox's, Slave Dancer. Recommended ages 10 and up.
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