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Juba!
A Novel
Walter Dean Myers
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2015
Reading lane: Civil War Era YA
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.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Dance and History
A historical novel that brings Master Juba’s dance legacy into view.
Come here for
- The story behind one dancer’s influence on tap, jazz, and step
- A window into nineteenth-century Black dance history
Expect
- A novel accompanied by photographs, maps, and other images from Juba’s time
- An afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife about the writing process
Book Details
- Authors
- Walter Dean Myers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil War Era YA · Jazz
- Reading lane
- Civil War Era YA
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Publisher Categories
Diverse YA Fiction
19th-Century US YA
Civil War Era YA
20th-Century US YA
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Novels in Verse for Teens
African American YA
Dance Stories for Teens
Music Stories for Teens
About This Book
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....
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