The Black Canary
By: Jane Louise Curry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 -- Juvenile fiction.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 -- Fiction.; Time travel -- Fiction.; Racially mixed people -- Fiction.; Singing -- Fiction.; London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile fiction.; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction.; London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds  himself in a situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well.