The Slave Dancer
By Paula Fox
Kidnapped and forced to play his fife while the slaves “dance,” thirteen-year-old Jessie learns all too soon about the savagery of the slave trade. For four long months he lives with the crew's cruelty until a storm wrecks the ship and Jessie and Ras, a would-be slave, are the only survivors.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1974 (Medal Winner)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9780878880621