Juba!: A Novel - Rilegato

Myers, Walter Dean

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ISBN 10: 0062112716 ISBN 13: 9780062112712

Casa editrice: Amistad Pr, 2015

Riassunto

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers's last 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 is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today's tap, jazz, and step dancing. 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 and an afterword from Walter Dean Myers's wife about the writing process of Juba!

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Recensione:

“Myers’ moving prose captures the dizzying speed with which the immensely talented Juba’s star eventually rises. Poignant, revealing period fiction about race and art in pre-Civil War America.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“An intriguing glimpse into America’s past.” (Booklist)

“[A] rich story.” (Publishers Weekly)

L'autore:

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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• Editore: Amistad Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062112716
• ISBN 13: 9780062112712
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 201