Grade
8-9
Walter Dean Myers
Juba!: A Novel
Paperback
(Amistad Oct. 11, 2016)
, Illustrated Edition
In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s final novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as “Master Juba,” who lived in the nineteenth century.
This engaging historical novel follows the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today’s tap, jazz dance, and step. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Juba’s story.
The novel includes photographs, maps, and other images from Juba’s time, as well as an afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife, Constance Myers, about the writing process of Juba!
- ISBN
- 0062112732 / 9780062112736
- Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 5.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.31 x 0.47 in.
Enjoy reading Juba!: A Novel? You may also like these books
-
Z+
Walter Dean Myers
One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album
Paperback (Browndeer Press Paperbacks Oct. 4, 1999) -
Y
Walter Dean Myers
My Name Is America: The Journal Of Biddy Owens, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. April 1, 2001) -
Y
Walter Dean Myers
Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom: A Thirst for Freedom
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile Feb. 1, 1998) -
Z+
Walter Dean Myers
145th Street: Short Stories
Library Binding (Delacorte Books for Young Readers Sept. 11, 2007)
