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The Slave Dancer

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4 out of 5
Based on 10,440 Ratings and 778 Reviews

Book Description
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 th... More
Book Information
PublisherAladdin Paperbacks
BindingPaperback (49 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages192
ISBN-101416971394
ISBN-13978-1416971399
Publication Date09/16/2008
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About Paula Fox (Author) : Paula Fox is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Paula Fox include One Eyed Cat, Monkey Island, The Slave Dancer, and Traces.
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About Eros Keith (Illustrator) : Eros Keith is a published illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Eros Keith include The Slave Dancer, The House of Dies Drear.
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7/20/2011 C.K. Volnek tagged as: I read

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