num_pages: 176
description: Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
language: English
title: The Slave Dancer
titlecomplete: The Slave Dancer
genres: Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Africa, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Adventure
ratings_count: 10304
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Atlantic Ocean, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Bradbury Pr