num_pages: 144
description: The planter who buys you will put you to work in his household or in the sugar-cane fields. In the fields, under the hot sun, slaves don't last long, perhaps a year. So show your white teeth, Raisha, smile a lot, and don't say anything unless you're asked.Snatched from her home in Africa, sixteen-year-old Raisha begins her new life on the island of St. John's as a slave on Jost van Prok's plantation. Even as a sheltered house servant, Raisha cannot ignore the terrible suffering of other slaves. But is she willing to risk her life to help a group of runaways?This is a compelling account of the great slave rebellion of 1733, and of one daring young woman's suffering, strength, and ultimate triumph of will.This is Raisha's story.
language: English
title: My Name Is Not Angelica
titlecomplete: My Name Is Not Angelica
genres: Classics, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, American History, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 883
places: Caribbean Islands
publisher: Yearling