num_pages: 176
description: Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, 13-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness. Can the cruelty be stopped before it's too late?
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: Dell Publishing Company