description: In this powerful historical novel a thirteen-year-old boy is kidnapped and brought aboard a slave ship, where he is forced to play music that will entice the slaves to exercise.
language: English
title: The Slave Dancer
titlecomplete: The Slave Dancer
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Africa, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 10302
places: Atlantic Ocean, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Listening Library