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Author Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014 author.

Title Juba! / a novel by Walter Dean Myers.

Publication Info. New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Historical Fiction  F MYERS    ---  Available
 PHS Fiction  HI F Myers    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 201 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Study Program AR UG RL 5.3 7.0 177136 PCMS.
Note "Based on a true story" -- jacket
Audience LEX 850
Summary In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England.
Audience Ages 15 & up.
Grades 10 & up.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 -- Juvenile fiction.
Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 -- Fiction.
Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Dancers -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Dancers -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Dancers -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Juvenile fiction.
Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction.
Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction.
ISBN 9780062112712 (hardcover)

 
    
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